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Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, they may develop severe complications and die. Each year 350-500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over one million people die, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa.

This sometimes fatal disease can be prevented and cured. Bednets, insecticides, and antimalarial drugs are effective tools to fight malaria in areas where it is transmitted. Travelers to a malaria-risk area should avoid mosquito bites and take a preventive antimalarial drug.

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· About Malaria
- Frequently Asked Questions, Malaria Facts
· Biology
· CDC Activities
· Control and Prevention
· Diagnosis and Treatment
- guidelines for clinicians, treatment table
· Disease
· Malaria Risk Map Application
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· Geographic Distribution and Epidemiology
· History
· Impact of Malaria
· References and Resources
· Training
· Travel
 
Information for Specific Groups and Settings
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· Clinicians/Healthcare Settings
· International Community
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· Travelers
· Blood Donor Screening
Page last modified: August 15, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED)

 

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Health care providers needing assistance with diagnosis or management of suspected cases of malaria should call the CDC Malaria Hotline: 770-488-7788 (M-F, 8am-4:30pm, eastern time). Emergency consultation after hours, call: 770-488-7100 and request to speak with a CDC Malaria Branch clinician.

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News and Highlights

Malaria Surveillance — United States, 2006 (June 20, 2008)

Outbreak Notice - Reinstatement of Malaria Recommendations for Great Exuma, Bahamas (April 17, 2008)

Plasmodium falciparum Malaria and Atovaquone-Proguanil Treatment Failure (EID, January 29, 2008)

Notice to Readers: New Medication for Severe Malaria Available Under an Investigational New Drug Protocol (MMWR, August 3, 2007)

 
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Fighting Malaria: CDC's Historic Commitment
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