DPD's Malaria Branch works to:

• Conduct malaria surveillance, prevention, and control activities in the United States
• Conduct multidisciplinary research, in the laboratory and in the field, to develop new tools and improve existing interventions against malaria worldwide
• Translate, when applicable, findings from research into effective public health practice
• Provide consultation, technical assistance, and training as requested by outside agencies

Domestic Team

The Domestic Team ensures the United States remains malaria-free. The Team:

• administers the national malaria surveillance system
• investigates and controls instances of domestically aquired malaria
• produces risk-based malaria prevention guidelines for U.S. travelers
• investigtes ways to improve the effectiveness of malaria prevention efforts amoung high risk U.S. travelers
• provides a 24/7 hotline for assistance with diagnosis and treatment of malaria in the U.S.

Laboratory Research & Development Team

The Laboratory Research & Development Team conducts research, provides services to the Malaria Branch, and develops reagents that will identify, promote, or facilitate the control and prevention of malaria. The Team focuses on:

• Host-Parasite Interaction
• Host-Parasite & Molecular Cell Biology
• Host-Parasite Genetics & Immunology
• Clinical Immunology & Molecular Epidemiology

Program Implementation Team

The Program Implementation Team provides evidence-based guidance to Ministries of Health for the scale-up, monitoring, and evaluation of malaria control programs.

Strategic & Applied Sciences Team

The Strategic and applied sciences team aims to improve our understanding of malaria and to yield better methods for fighting the disease.