U.S. flag An official website of the United States government.
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

i

Malaria Surveillance: Annual Summary 1973

Public Domain
File Language:
English


Select the Download button to view the document
Please click the download button to view the document.

Details

  • Corporate Authors:
    Center for Disease Control.
  • Description:
    In 1973, 216 cases of malaria were reported in the United States. This represents a 64.8% decrease, compared with the 614 cases reported for a similar period in 1972. This decline was due almost entirely to decreasing numbers of military cases imported from Vietnam. In 1973, only 41 cases (19% of all cases reported in the United States) were reported among military personnel, and only 31 (14.3% of all cases) were acquired in Vietnam; the smallest number since 1960. As in previous years imported Plasmodium vivax infections were more common than £. falciparum (53.2% versus 21.3%).

    There were 175 civilian cases of malaria reported in 1973, compared with 160 cases for 1972. In 2 cases, infection was acquired in the United States, in 1 by blood transfusion, and in 1 by congenital transmission. There were 4 malaria deaths reported in 1973 compared with 1 in 1972. All 4 deaths occurred in civilians infected with JP. falciparum malaria. The P. falciparum malaria case fatality ratio of 8.6% was significantly greater than the mean fatality rate for the 10-year period 1963 to 1972 (1.4%).

  • Content Notes:
    I. SUMMARY -- II. TERMINOLOGY -- III. GENERAL SURVEILLANCE INFORMATION -- IV. MILITARY MALARIA IMPORTED FROM VIETNAM -- V. CIVILIAN MALARIA IMPORTED FROM ABROAD -- VI. MALARIA ACQUIRED IN THE UNITED STATES -- VII. MALARIA DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES -- VIII. REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL MALARIA REPOSITORY -- IX. MALARIA IN MERCHANT SEAMAN—1963-1972 -- X. ACKNOWLEDGMENT-- XI. ADDENDUM I. The Prevention of Malaria -- XII. ADDENDUM II. The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria.
  • Subjects:
  • Series:
    Malaria Surveillance
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    27 numbered pages
  • Collection(s):
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:002bfcbbc727fe30830b190f7764ecb59b4f925905d47fcfd12463ba6b10dc013427d6fbf95acca665b11344a12aa6cf1e5238825649baa6ad10d9fe520ff3a7
  • Download URL:
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 11.82 MB ]
PREVIOUS
File Language:
English
ON THIS PAGE
Details
CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.

As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
BACK TO TOP