Malaria originated from Africa and is now found on every Continent. Millions of people every year are infected every year from Africa, to Asia, America, and the Middle East. Malaria doesn't really have "outbreaks", it's an epidemic meaning this disease is on-going all the time. Some times this disease is seasonal, but most of the time the each year's level of disease is the same as the next. Even though there are no major/obvious outbreaks of Malaria, this disease has probably killed more people than any other disease in the world. The World Health Organization estimated that in 2015 Malaria caused 214 million clinical episodes, and 438,000 deaths. Malaria occurs usually in poor tropical and subtropical areas, in areas where this disease is very popular, Malaria accounts of the number one cause of death. The most vulnerable groups to Malaria are young children, who have not developed immunity to the disease and pregnant women whose immunity has been decreased due to the pregnancy. In order to control "outbreaks" of this disease, it has been recommended to use misquote nets, nearly all 45 African countries have adopted the policy of providing insecticide-treated nets to pregnant women and child. Also countries at high risk have been spraying the insides of their house with insecticide to reduce the number of infections. Another prevention method is anti-malaria drugs during pregnancy to decrease the impact of Malaria on pregnant women and newborns.
Malaria in the United States
1,500 to 2,000 of Malaria are reported every year in the United States. In 2011 Malaria cases reached an all time 40-year high of 1,925 cases. Almost all of the reported Malaria cases in the United States have been from recent travelers. Outbreaks of Malaria in the United States have relatively been smaller and more isolated, but the likelihood for this disease to reemerge is ask risk especially in the south. "Air-Port" Malaria is very common in the United States, this is when Malaria is transported by air craft from a Malaria-epidemic country to a non-epidemic country.