The ITF fears it may be seeing the beginnings of a growing problem as
malaria-carrying mosquitos prove increasingly resistant to existing
medicines.
ITF officials were alerted to the potential problem after they noticed a
sharp increase this year in the number of compensation claims they
received from families of crew members who had died from malaria.
The organization has processed only a handful of such claims in recent
years, as it usually only gets involved in such cases when either a
shipowner or P&I club refuses to pay out compensation.
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