Study of decline of malaria in the U.S. could affect approach to malaria epidemic abroad, UT Arlington researcher says

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A new UT Arlington study about the elimination of malaria in the 1930s American South may have significant implications for solving modern day malaria outbreaks in parts of Africa, Central and Latin America, and Asia. Researchers challenged a leading argument that movement of Southern tenant farmers away from mosquito breeding grounds was the dominant factor in the decline of malaria in U.S. during the 1930s. Instead, targeted public health interventions and the development of local-level public health infrastructure helped eradicate the disease, according to