At a glance
CDC does not recommend mosquito testing for malaria under routine circumstances. However, this can change depending on local or enhanced case investigation.
Mosquito Control and Surveillance
Some U.S. jurisdictions have the capacity to conduct targeted mosquito control around the residence of every imported case of malaria. This is something that jurisdictions with resources could consider.
Although there is no national program for surveillance of Anopheles mosquitoes, some local mosquito control associations or local health jurisdictions have access to this information. Where it exists, Anopheles data on mosquito presence and abundance over time, seasonally, and geographically may inform risk for local mosquito-borne transmission.
CDC does not recommend mosquito testing for malaria under routine circumstances. However, this may be pursued in response to some local or enhanced case investigations.
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