REPORT FOR REGISTRATION OF MALARIA ERADICATION
FROM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Date

December 1969

Description

On May 21, 1968, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare requested the World Health Organization (WHO) via the Pan American Health Organization (PARO) to certify and register the United States as a nation that had achieved malaria eradication before 1957.

This report responds to a U.S. Government request for certification and registration of the nation's malaria eradication status. It reviews past and current malaria data in the U.S., including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It also assesses medical and public health facilities and resources, such as reporting procedures, surveillance, laboratory services, research, and vector control activities. While the evaluation is complex due to various responsible agencies, the review confirms the country's long-standing freedom from endemic malaria, achieved through cooperative efforts and surveillance. However, the report cautions against complacency due to an increasing number of imported malaria cases and the presence of anopheline vectors in certain regions.

Source

The Pan American Health Organization gratefully acknowledges
the assistance provided by Dr. David J. Sencer, Director, National
Communicable Disease Center, and his staff. The cooperation of
Drs. Robert Kaiser, John Bagby, Hans Lobel, Marion Brooke, George
Healy and Harry Pratt in providing information is greatly appreciated.
We are especially indebted to Mrs. Helen 0. Neff who compiled
much of the information provided by NCDC and assisted in the editing
of the report.