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History of Eradication of Malaria in Croatia

Malaria as a disease of miasmatic origin wae known of as early as in the Ancient times. The first written document on malaria in Croatia data from the 16 th century, and concern Istria. Until the end of the 16 th century, malaria was spread on almost the whole territory of Croatia. The first studies of the disease were performed as early as in the 18th century. The first piece of work on malaria in Croatia "De morbo Naroniano tractatus" (on the "Neretva Disese") was written by Paduan professor Giusepe Antonio Pujati (1701-1760). The term "malaria" (after the italian mala-aria, meaning bad air) was first mentioned in the gazette "Danica Ilirska" in 1837. During the 19th century, the snitization of malaric areas in Istria and the Neretva valley was carried out with the aim of eradication of the disease. However, the firs significant results were not achieved until the begining of the 20th century following the arrival of dr. Robert KOch and his associates to the Islands of Brijuni. They managed to eradicate malaria by systematic qininisation of the whole population and a nimber of other procedures like land-improvement or population education. Robert Koch*s metod of eradication of malaria showed outstanding results in 1903. According to physician Mauro Gioseffi*s report from 1932 there haven*t begin significant outbreaks of malaria since those time.

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