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Activity 1 | Malaria – a growing threat

Malaria in Australia

Australia was certified free of malaria by the World Health Organization in 1981.

  • Explain why occasional cases of malaria are reported in Australia.

Teachers notes

Most of the cases reported in Australia have been contracted overseas, in regions where malaria is prevalent.

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Posted June 1997.

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