At a glance
- Malaria is a reportable disease in the United States and its territories.
- Healthcare providers must report all cases of laboratory-confirmed malaria in the U.S. to local or state health departments.
Reporting
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø defines a Nationally Notifiable Disease as any disease that when diagnosed requires health providers (usually by law) to report that case of disease to state or local public health officials. Malaria is a Nationally Notifiable Disease in all U.S. states and territories. Reports including epidemiological and clinical information on malaria cases diagnosed in the U.S. are transmitted to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø through the National Malaria Surveillance System (NMSS).
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø provides a malaria case surveillance report form with directions:
Please complete this fillable PDF form electronically and submit via secure email to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Malaria Branch [email protected], or to your local or state health department. For more information regarding the malaria surveillance system, or assistance in completing the form, please call or email the Malaria Branch at 770-488-7788 or toll-free at 855-856-4713, or [email protected].
Laboratory Testing
Laboratories that have diagnosed a case of malaria should send a pre-treatment whole blood sample (EDTA) to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø for species confirmation. This testing is provided free of charge and ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø will send results back to the submitter. Submitting laboratories should email [email protected] for additional instructions. Specimens may also be submitted for surveillance of emerging drug resistance by contacting [email protected]