Malaria in the Americas

Between 1956-1959, all countries in the Americas where malaria was a problem ini- tiated their malaria eradication programs, using residual house spraying with insecticides as

By the end of the year, of the seven foci previously registered, only two remained (Bocas del Toro and Darien) where transmission was still observed. The program

The Inter-American Symposium on Malaria Research, sponsored jointly by the Pan American Health Organiza- tion and the Government of El Salvador, was held in San

Most of the cases in the area in the consolidation phase were due to a small epi- demic outbreak which occurred in the Province of Salta, against which corrective

PAHO/WHO will provide the services of advisers, anti-malarial drugs for presumptive and radical-cure treatments and fellowships.. ABA AlWERICAL (i:s ,TAAlRY

At its 54th meeting the Executive Committee considered the draft standards for the international transportation of human remains prepared by an Expert Committee which had met

The experiments with alternative insecticides to attack doubly-resistant species continued and expanded. Malathion spraying continued in Nicaragua and was initiated in the problem

The Director will consult with Governments in the Americas, particularly withk the Government of the United Statesiof America which has contributed so gener- ously to the