Talk:National Malaria Eradication Program

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NOT "eradicated"

Per "Eradication of infectious diseases", "Eradication is the reduction of an infectious disease's prevalence in the global host population to zero." As noted in Malaria#Epidemiology, malaria still kills 1300-1500 people in the US every year.^[1] I just changed the text, so it makes it clear that the disease has NOT been eradicated in the US. It's appropriate to leave the title as is, because that was the name of the program. And it was a substantial success, though not 100 percent. DavidMCEddy (talk) 19:24, 9 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Taylor WR, Hanson J, Turner GD, White NJ, Dondorp AM (2012). "Respiratory manifestations of malaria". Chest. 142 (2): 492–505. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2655. PMID 22871759.

Malaria had a prevalence of 30% in 1933 in the Tennessee River Valley?

On 2021-09-09 I read, "By the 1930s, [malaria] had become concentrated in 13 southeastern states. (For example, in the Tennessee River Valley it had a prevalence of about 30% in 1933.)"

30% of what? I deleted the parenthetical comment that mentions 30%, because (1) I don't see a reference, and (2) it seems to contradict what I read from other sources. I also added material from the 1890 census, which I hope and believe will make this article more attractive and informative. DavidMCEddy (talk) 03:07, 10 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

By the 1930s, malaria had become concentrated in how many southeastern states?

As of 2021-09-18, this article says, "By the 1930s, malaria had become concentrated in 13 southeastern states." It includes the accompanying map, which identifies 14, not 13, southeastern states.

This map came from Preventive Medicine in World War II, Volume VI. Communicable Diseases: Malaria, vol. 6, 1963, Wikidata Q108589765. I cannot easily find where in the book it discusses this map.

What should be done about this apparent discrepancy?

I think it deserves a note that lists the states, either listing 13 or 14. If the book that includes this map lists 14, we need to change the text to match.

??? Thanks, DavidMCEddy (talk) 18:46, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[Taylor_2012-1] Taylor WR, Hanson J, Turner GD, White NJ, Dondorp AM (2012). "Respiratory manifestations of malaria". Chest. 142 (2): 492–505. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2655. PMID 22871759.

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