Progress On Malaria

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The World Heath Organization released a report on the state of malaria prevention efforts. Sixteen countries reported zero cases of malaria in 2014 and seventeen reported fewer than 1000 cases. Much progress has been made in the Europe, The Americas, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the hot spot for malaria with 88% of the cases and 90% of the mortality. Globally, the number of malaria cases fell from a range of 205–316 million in 2000 to a…

Source: Living With Insects Blog