Malaria: Wisconsin Data

Cases of malaria in Wisconsin residents have been reported each year since 2001. There have been 323 reported cases of malaria in Wisconsin between 2001 and 2022, with an average of 15 cases reported each year. All of these cases were reported among people who traveled outside of the U.S. to a country with local spread of malaria.

Malaria is preventable.

Below are the statewide data for malaria. For information on national data, visit the CDC's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Malaria Surveillance page.

Visit the Department of Health Services Malaria Reporting and Surveillance webpage for reporting requirements for health care professionals.

Fight the Bite logo

Total Malaria Cases (2013-2022)

Wisconsin Travel-Associated Malaria Cases 2013-2022: 2013, 11 cases; 2014, 12 cases; 2015, 5 case; 2016, 20 cases; 2017, 10 cases; 2018, 16 cases; 2019, 14 cases; 2020, 5 cases; 2021, 17 cases; 2022, 24 cases

Malaria Cases by Species (2011-2020)

Wisconsin travel-related malaria cases, by species

Questions about illnesses spread by mosquitoes? Contact us!
Phone: 608-267-9003 | Fax: 608-261-4976

Glossary

 
Last revised July 3, 2023