George Clooney Contracted Malaria In Sudan

UPDATE III: AccessHollywood.com obtained a statement from Clooney's representative, saying that he no longer is infected with the disease.

“George is completely over the Malaria he contracted while in the Sudan during the first week in January," the statement read. Clooney himself added: “This illustrates how with proper medication, the most lethal condition in Africa, can be reduced to bad ten days instead of a death sentence."
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UPDATE II: CNN.com has posted an excerpt from Clooney's upcoming interview with Morgan, in which he talks about how he got the disease:

"I guess the mosquito in Juba looked at me and thought I was the bar," Clooney quipped.
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UPDATE: Morgan tweeted next: "Clooney malaria update: now have 24,563 offers to nurse him. But his rep says medication's worked and he's OK. Sorry, ladies." So, it appears Clooney is recovering.
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Actor and philanthropist George Clooney has contracted malaria, according to CNN host Piers Morgan. The new host of 'Piers Morgan Tonight' tweeted the following:

BREAKING NEWS: George Clooney has contracted malaria following recent trip to Sudan. Reveals news on @PiersTonight tomorrow 9PM ET.

Morgan then tweeted: "More Clooney - it's his 2nd bout of malaria. Taking medication but feeling rough."

Clooney was in Sudan in December to work with Google and the UN to work on installing security to help prevent a new civil war in the troubled country.

"We want to let potential perpetrators of genocide and other war crimes know that we're watching, the world is watching," Clooney said in a statement at the time. "War criminals thrive in the dark. It's a lot harder to commit mass atrocities in the glare of the media spotlight."

Earlier in December, Clooney wrote for the Huffington Post about the troubled country and his efforts to stop impending violence.

Comments

[Nancy Lynne Kriescher]

10:57 AM on 01/23/2011

George,, Thank You, for all you do.. you put alot of emotion in helping, around the "World..: :)

[ABQ-Mike]

10:04 PM on 01/22/2011

George Clooney is a lucky guy. With so many actors, it's just plain hard to tell whether they actually have malaria or are just acting but in George's case, because he's such a lousy actor, it was immediately clear that he really did have malaria. His poor acting ability may have actually saved his life.

[Republic Products]

04:02 PM on 01/22/2011

George Clooney is Gay.

You women who are swooning over him forget it .

Do the math. The women you see him with are beards !!!!

[Republic Products]

04:00 PM on 01/22/2011

George Clooney is Gay.

For all you women swooning over him, forget it.

Do the math. The women you see hi with are beards !!!!!

[Cassandra45]

03:41 PM on 01/21/2011

Make that 24,564 offers to nurse him.

[Sandra McMillan]

03:08 PM on 01/21/2011

If he keeps doing dopey things like this, he should change his last name by dropping the "C".

Love you, George, but come on . . .

[Orikinla]

02:23 PM on 01/21/2011

Yesterday confirmed reports that four women were raped and beaten by three armed men, near the village of Dorma (25 km north of Tawilla, North Darfur). The Mission will follow up the case with the Sudanese police.

http://www.nigeriansreport.com/2011/01/four-women-raped-in-north-darfur.html

[penjai]

12:33 PM on 01/21/2011

Wow, so many doctors in this country...and all of them feel the need to post!

[drjasonmd]

12:29 PM on 01/21/2011

"Bad 10 days" is an understatement. I feel for you, George. I know the first several days I had it, I thought death would have been preferable to feeling like I'd been thrown into a campfire.

[ShambalaMountain]

11:51 AM on 01/21/2011

Gin and tonics apparently have the requisite quinine required to cure malaria. So to you George, Cheers!!!

[Paul Houston]

12:25 PM on 01/21/2011

No, in the old days that may have been correct, but the malaria parasite has now evolved so resists quinine.

https://www.malariahotspots.co.uk/facts-myths.html

[Ramenra]

08:02 PM on 01/23/2011

Tonic never cured malaria, it just makes it more tolerable.

[hrc04]

11:47 AM on 01/21/2011

That sound we just heard is the collective gasp of millions of women.

[samilli3]

11:23 AM on 01/21/2011

all he needs is a good dose of malariaquin and he will be fine

[05scurge]

11:16 AM on 01/21/2011

thank a lib.
That is why we do not have DDT (and why egg shells are still thin.)

[NagasShadow]

11:48 AM on 01/21/2011

Sir, DDT is only illegal in the US its still used all over the world, funny thing the mosquitoes have developed an immunity to it.

[drjasonmd]

12:32 PM on 01/21/2011

Actually, thank Richard Nixon. It was his EPA that banned DDT.

Though I agree. "Silent Spring" was bunk and the claims presented didn't hold up to scientific scrutiny. DDT was a boon for the tropics, though I think it's safe to say that mosquitoes would have been resistant to it by now had its use continued.

[TIdowu06]

11:11 AM on 01/21/2011

The one benefit of having Lupus SLE is that I have to take plaquenil daily. Since plaquenil is an anti-malarial drug malaria is the one thing I'm protected against. Comes in handy when I visit Nigeria. I've been around individuals suffering from malaria and I definitely wouldn't wish it on anyone. Glad to see Clooney is recovering.

[Clem2]

10:58 AM on 01/21/2011

War criminals thrive in the dark... ok. But here when past presidents are criminals, they just write their memoirs.