Malaria 2009
22 June 2010
The number of notified malaria cases in 2009 was the lowest recorded since 1983 when the notification system acquired its present form. Consequently, the number of malaria cases imported to Denmark has been reduced by 75% in the past decade.
As in the previous four years, a reference group has revised and updated the SSI country-specific recommendations for malaria prophylaxis prior to travels abroad. Also, the number of chemoprophylaxis levels have been changed.
Read more in EPI-NEWS 24/2010