§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops returning to the United Kingdom from deployment in Sierra Leone have been diagnosed as having signs of malaria since 12 June; how many UK troops have been so diagnosed in the last five years; and in which overseas deployments they had served. [126996]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 21 June 2000]As of 21 June 2000, a total of 48 confirmed cases of malaria and one suspected case have been recorded among Service personnel deployed to Sierra Leone. According to the Ministry of Defence data on hospital admissions, which includes admissions to RAF medical centres for more than 48 hours and to sick bays in RN ships, 47 Service personnel were diagnosed as suffering from malaria between 1 January 1995 and 17 January 2000. (This is the latest date for which records are immediately available, other than for the Sierra Leone deployment). Those personnel had served overseas in a total of 40 countries (as listed) prior to their diagnosis. Some personnel are likely to have contracted malaria while on holiday overseas.
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belize
- Belgium
- Brunei
- Canada
- Cameroon
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
412W - Hungary
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Spain
- St. Helena
- Sudan
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Yugoslavia
- Zaire.