Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
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.
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
Webinar Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1618112526
Webinar ID: 161 811 2526
Passcode: 882719
Telephone:
+1 669 254 5252 US
+1 646 828 7666 US
If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the recording will be available for viewing on the COCA Call webpage a few hours after the live event ends.
The slide set will be available on the day of the call on the COCA Call webpage under Call Materials.
Continuing Education will not be offered for this COCA Call.
Registration is not required.
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