CENTCOM: DETAINEE DIES AT CAMP BUCCA

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A 30-year-old male security detainee at Camp Bucca died July 27 as a result of renal failure and other organ failure due to chronic malaria.

The detainee was admitted to the field hospital on July 3 following complaints of nausea. An attending physician pronounced him dead at 3:30 p.m. July 27 at the field hospital.

Officials at the hospital believe the detainee contracted malaria prior to arriving at Camp Bucca in December 2004. The detainee was not diagnosed until recently as he did not exhibit any symptoms.

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