Author(s): Lőrincz, F.
Title: Past and present of malaria in Hungary. Some recollections
Title: Malária Magyarországon régen és ma. Visszaemlékezés
Year: 1981-1982
Volume: 14
Pages: 13-16.
Abstract: The paper, presented on 27th November, 1980 at the Medical University of Szeged on the occassion of the author’s inauguration as honorary doctor of the university, outlines the history of malaria in Hungary from the 1920s to present, as seen from his scientific involvement with malaria research. In 1928 malaria was endemic over continous regions in north-east and south-west Hungary, with six to eight thousand newly acquired cases registrated each year. At the initiative of the author anti-malaria stations were established in parts of the country where malaria was endemic and by the elimination of mosquito breeding sites the number of newly recorded patients was pushed down to three thousand cases a year before the Second World War. During and after the war the number of patients again increased to eight thousands. In 1946 the author’s former coworkers resumed their struggle against malaria. The eradication programme carried out under the auspicies of the National Public Health Institute resulted in a decrease of the number of cases to below ten every year since 1957, and therefore the WHO has declared Hungary malaria-free.Journal: Parasitologia HungaricaJournal abbreviation: ISSN: 0303-688XPublisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, BudapestEditor(s): K. Murai, É., Thoma, A. & Nemes, I.