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Hard Times in Venezuela Breed Malaria as Desperate Flock to Mines
Many turn to panning for black-market gold in the watery pits of mines, where mosquitoes infect them.
Once they return home to recover, the disease spreads…
THE ALBINO MINE, Venezuela — The 12th time Reinaldo Balocha got malaria, he hardly rested at all…
Source: Hard Times in Venezuela Breed Malaria as Desperate Flock to Mines – The New York Times