BOTSWANA’S Health Minister, Joy Phumaphi, said that up to 100000 people are likely to contract malaria after the floods which swept the country in February. Six people are reported to have died, while 1500 people are suffering from the disease. Phumaphi said that 13000 people are showing signs of being infected with malaria. “With the recent rainfall, we can expect by the end of the malaria season to have 100000 unconfirmed malaria cases and up to 25000 confirmed cases,” she said. “By Botswana standards, this would represent a severe malaria season.” The government has tried to control the disease by spraying households and affected areas with insecticides as well as distributing impregnated bednets.