The announcement brings the official count of malaria-free territories and nations to 42.
The certification comes after years of attempts to eliminate the disease in both nations, which are former republics of the Soviet Union.
Malaria is caused by parasites spread by mosquitoes, and the agricultural irrigation systems that fuel both countries’ cotton and rice production have historically put people at risk for the disease. In an effort to tackle malaria in recent decades, public health officials in both countries have implemented insecticide and bed-net programs for homes, changed water management practices, and even introduced mosquito-eating fish to control insect larvae.Both countries’ public health systems also contribute to malaria diagnosis and treatment, officials say.
Azerbaijan has not had a locally transmitted case of malaria since 2012, and Tajikistan’s most recent documented local case was in 2014, according to the WHO’s most recent world malaria
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