TY - BOOK TI - Report on the situation of malaria in the Americas, 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Washington D.C.US PB - PAHO KW - MALARIA N2 - 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 ER -