Malaria in Venezuela, over 67,000 cases in 2026

September 14, 2026

By Fundación iO Team

Venezuela registers 67,033 malaria cases in 2026 up to Epidemiological Week 34. Bolívar state concentrates the majority of cases with 49,847, followed by Amazonas with 15,153 and Zulia with 1,860. 98.8% of cases are autochthonous.

Plasmodium vivax is the most common (69.6%), followed by Plasmodium falciparum (19.6%), considered the most lethal. 10.8% of mixed infections are reported.

In EW 34, 996 new cases were registered, with 984 autochthonous and 12 imported. The country accumulates 67,033 cases in 2026, a decrease of 3.8% compared to the previous year.

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