More than 14,000 cases of the disease were notified in 2017 alone, which is more than three times the number of cases reported in 2016.
Aktar minn 14,000 każ tal-marda ġew innotifikati fis-sena 2017 weħidha, li huwa aktar minn tliet darbiet in-numru ta' każijiet irrappurtati fl-2016.