00826nam a2200109Ia 450000500170000008000190001724500610003626000340009752005520013158300210068365000120070420260716044007.0  a15.04.02 P1877  aReport on the situation of malaria in the Americas, 2008  bPAHOaWashington D.C.USc2008  aPresents 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.  c7/18/11kEVELYND  aMALARIA