On October 31, local time, the Ministry of Health of Colombia and the National Institute of Health jointly reported that two Colombian citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo were diagnosed with malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Among them, a 33-year-old patient has died, and another 50-year-old patient is being treated. The Colombian health department has initiated an epidemiological investigation, collected samples and carried out laboratory tests to investigate other infectious diseases, including Ebola virus disease. Currently, both patients have been diagnosed with malaria, and no confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported.

On October 31, local time, the Ministry of Health of Colombia and the National Institute of Health jointly reported that two Colombian citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo were diagnosed with malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Among them, a 33-year-old patient has died, and another 50-year-old patient is being treated. The Colombian health department has initiated an epidemiological investigation, collected samples and carried out laboratory tests to investigate other infectious diseases, including Ebola virus disease. Currently, both patients have been diagnosed with malaria, and no confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported.