This document outlines some selected and unique aspects of malaria surveillance and control in the NT. It describes the intensive measures that are essential if we are to prevent the re-establishment of
malaria in the NT.
The most recent prophylaxis recommendations are published in Health Information for International Travel (Commonwealth Department of Health, Housing and Community Services), latest edition. Treatment recommendations are published in Antibiotic Guidelines (Victorian Postgraduate Medical Foundation), latest edition.
The malaria control program in the Northern Territory is a responsibility shared among general practitioners, hospitals, laboratories, medical entomology, community care/health centres, diseases control units, and the general community.