Epidemiologic Appraisal of Malaria in the United States during 1951

摘要

The malaria appraisal program was initiated in 1947 by the Communicable Disease Center with the collaboration of certain States. As originally conceived the purpose of this program was to measure the actual incidence of malaria and to eliminate spurious reporting. In 1950 the appraisal program became an integral part of the malaria surveillance and prevention program of the Communicable Disease Center and State health departments concerned. Public Health Service medical and nurse officers were assigned to certain States1 to appraise individual cases and deaths attributed to malaria, and to promote better diagnosis and treatment of the disease.