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Detailed explanation-1: -Today we celebrate this historical achievement of having El Salvador certified malaria free.”
Detailed explanation-2: -Kerala had been the first State in the country to achieve the eradication of malaria in 1965.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the end of 1949, more than 4, 650, 000 house spray applications had been made. It also included drainage, removal of mosquito breeding sites, and spraying (occasionally from aircrafts) of insecticides. Total elimination of transmission was slowly achieved.
Detailed explanation-4: -Five countries-Argentina, the Kyrgyz Republic, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan-recently achieved three consecutive years of zero local transmission. All but Uzbekistan have initiated the WHO process for malaria-free certification.