The Municipal Center of Preventive Medicine is concerned about the epidemiological situation in the country. The number of cases of tuberculosis, acute diarrheic diseases and malaria is on the rise, Info-Prim Neo reports. Though no cases of cholera, botulism, meningitis and other rare infections have been reported in 2009, the incidence of acute diarrheic diseases is still high. According to the Center, about 2,000 cases of acute diarrheic diseases have been recorded this year. The morbidity rate rose from 238.96 in 2008 to approximately 300 cases per 100,000 people in 2009. The enteritis and food toxiinfections accounted for 96.64% of the total number of acute diarrheic diseases. Tuberculosis is a major problem for the municipality of Chisinau. About 300 new cases of lung tuberculosis were reported in the first half of this year. The morbidity rate was 35.34 per 100,000 population. Children younger than 17 were affected in 10.5% of the cases. The incidence of malaria is also high. Over 20 cases of malaria have been recorded in the municipality of Chisinau so far this year, as against four cases in the first half of last year. About 40 cases were reported countywide. A number of 114 cases of imported malaria were discovered during the last three years, including 67 in the municipality of Chisinau. Complex measures are being taken in Chisinau to prevent the spread of the disease. Every case is examined thoroughly so as to find the carrier. The place is disinfected when malaria mosquitoes are discovered. The Center’s head Iurie Panzaru said that malaria is imported by persons that return from countries where malaria is found. “The epidemiological risk increases with the rise in the number of imported cases, especially in the hot period of the year,” Panzaru said.