Aubameyang says he contracted malaria, has been in hospital

<p>LONDON &mdash; Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said Thursday he has spent time in hospital this week after contracting malaria.</p>
<p>Aubameyang said he contracted the disease while on international duty in Gabon last month.</p>
<p>“I’m already feeling much better every day, thanks to the great doctors that detected and treated the virus so quickly,” Aubameyang said <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsnyf7HADi/">in a post on Instagram</a>, alongside a photo of himself apparently in a hospital bed.</p>
<p>“I wasn’t really feeling myself the last couple weeks but will be back stronger than ever soon!”</p>
<p>Since returning from international duty, he has played two games for Arsenal — against Liverpool in the Premier League on April 3 and against Slavia Prague in the Europa League last week.</p>
<p>He missed the win over Sheffield United in the league on Sunday and wasn’t part of the squad taking on Slavia in the second leg of the quarterfinals on Thursday.</p>
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