At a glance
During this COCA Call, participants will learn how to prevent, diagnose, and treat malaria, how the biology of the pathogen contributes to clinical management of the disease, and how CDC and state and local health departments are responding to the locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria cases in the United States.
Overview
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on June 26, 2023, to share information on the recent identification of locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria cases (P. vivax) in Florida and Texas. Although these are the first documented instances of locally transmitted malaria in the United States since 2003, approximately 2,000 malaria cases are diagnosed and treated in the United States each year, primarily in individuals returning from travel to malaria-endemic countries. These malaria infections present a potential risk of subsequent transmission domestically since Anopheles mosquitoes capable of transmitting malaria are broadly distributed across the United States. During this COCA Call, participants will learn how to prevent, diagnose, and treat malaria, how the biology of the pathogen contributes to clinical management of the disease, and how CDC and state and local health departments are responding to the locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria cases in the United States.
Presenters
Alison Ridpath, MD, MPH
CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Medical Countermeasures Team Lead
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Erika Wallender, MD, MPH
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Medical Countermeasures Team
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adam Rowh, MD
LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Medical Countermeasures Team
2023 Malaria Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Call Objectives
COCA Call Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:
- Cite background information on the topic covered during the presentation.
- Discuss CDC's role in the topic covered during the presentation.
- Describe the topic's implications for clinicians.
- Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats.
- Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of healthcare providers.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Veterinarians
- Physician Assistants
- Health Educators
- Other Clinicians
Additional Information
- Contact Information: coca@cdc.gov
- Support/Funding: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
- Method of Participation: You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.