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The information in this section provides best practices for health departments to consider as part of their usual activities to investigate malaria cases. It includes case definitions, classifying disease acquisition, laboratory confirmation information, case investigation and patient interview recommendations, and more. There is also a list of various resources to assist in these efforts.
Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite that infects the Anopheles mosquito. You get malaria when bitten by an infective mosquito.
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