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Celebrating 75 years of CDC and 70 years of malaria elimination from the United States : a photo essay
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June 30, 2021
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Description:This year, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of CDC and recognize the 70th anniversary of the elimination of malaria from the United States.
In 1942, CDC’s predecessor—the Office of Malaria Control in War Areas (MCWA)—was created to control malaria around the military bases through the Southeastern United States. MCWA worked to eliminate mosquitoes that fed on malaria-infected soldiers and trained state and local health department officials in malaria control techniques and strategies.
Then, four years later on July 1, 1946, the U.S. government established the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta to continue the work of MCWA and to serve as the nation’s public health agency.
Early malaria control work consisted primarily of insecticide spraying and draining water from mosquito breeding sites. In 1951, malaria was declared eliminated from the United States.
Now, 70 years later, our name may have changed, but our mission to stamp out malaria—both internationally and domestically—remains very much intact.
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