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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, May 2018 / Vol. 67 / No. SS-7

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  • Alternative Title:
    Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2015
  • Journal Article:
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
  • Personal Author:
  • Corporate Authors:
    Center for Global Health (U.S.). Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria. Malaria Branch
  • Description:
    Malaria in humans is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. These parasites are transmitted by the bite of an infective female Anopheles species mosquito. The majority of malaria infections in the United States occur among persons who have traveled to regions with ongoing malaria transmission. However, malaria is occasionally acquired by persons who have not traveled out of the country through exposure to infected blood products, Congenital Transmission, laboratory exposure, or local mosquito borne Transmission. Malaria surveillance in the United States is conducted to provide information on its occurrence (e.g., temporal, geographic, and demographic), guide prevention and treatment recommendations for travelers and patients, and facilitate transmission control measures if locally acquired cases are identified.

    Malaria cases diagnosed by blood film microscopy, polymerase chain reaction, or rapid diagnostic tests are reported to local and state health departments by health care providers or laboratory staff members. Case investigations are conducted by local and state health departments, and reports are transmitted to CDC through the National Malaria Surveillance System (NMSS), the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS), or direct CDC consultations. CDC reference laboratories provide diagnostic assistance and conduct antimalarial drug resistance marker testing on blood samples submitted by health care providers or local or state health departments. This report summarizes data from the integration of all NMSS and NNDSS cases, CDC reference laboratory reports, and CDC clinical consultations.

    Suggested citation for this article: Mace KE, Arguin PM, Tan KR. Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2015. MMWR Surveill Summ 2018;67(No. SS-7):1–28. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6707a1.

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  • Source:
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2018; v. 67, no. 7
  • Series:
    Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • ISSN:
    1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
  • Pubmed ID:
    29723168
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC5933858
  • Document Type:
    Journal Issue
  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    31 pdf pages
  • Volume:
    67
  • Issue:
    7
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    urn:sha-512:4376d5ed3642a0dfa036e85f3a892081ffcc8bb11ab9fa583df2d60ef922575f6edd57f2efb980387568c914f32010af6e7d281aea6e8d3c99106cd73a5bddf8
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