| transmission of malaria in resort areas--dominican republic, 2004. | malaria is caused by any of four plasmodium parasites carried by anopheles mosquitoes and usually is transmitted by the bite of an infective female anopheles. in rural areas of the dominican republic, p. falciparum malaria is endemic, with the highest risk in the far western region of the country, and prophylactic medication with chloroquine is recommended for incoming travelers. conversely, urban and resort areas in the dominican republic have been considered nonmalarious, and prophylactic medi ... | 2005 | 15635288 |