We recently suggested that malaria elimination efforts learn from guidelines and manuals developed for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis. Today at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting, a presentation from the South Africa National Department of Health and its partners outlined how they are ? Strengthening Malaria Information Systems in South Africa: Moving Towards Elimination.? The presentation stressed that, ?locally transmitted malaria cases have declined by 92% and malaria deaths have declined by 82% in 2010 as compared to 2000.? This serious drop in malaria cases is spurring the need recognize the transition from control strategies to efforts appropriate to the pre-elimination phase. Currently malaria is endemic in only 3 provinces, Kwazulu Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, with over 90% of cases in the latter
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South Africa strengthens malaria information systems in move towards?
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Posted by Bill Brieger on Dec 7 2011. Filed under Malaria. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry 
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