text Washington D.C.US PAHO 2008 monographic Presents information submitted for 2008 and provides a means for analysing gains to date with respect to the goal of the Roll Back Malaria Initiative (RBM), which aims to reduce incidence of the disease by at least 50% between 2000 and 2010. Includes a general overview of the state of malaria in the Americas, and specific sections analysing the information available for each endemic and a section on cases found in non-endemic countries, where surveillance is essential to prevent reintroduction and/or reestablishment of disease transmission. 7/18/11 EVELYND MALARIA 15.04.02 P1877