Malariarea

Malariarea: noun. An area with a limited or higher risk of malaria transmission. The vast majority of malariareas (collectively known as the Malariamegarea) is within the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn with relatively few incursions northwards or southwards. However, it would not be correct to view the entirety of the area enclosed within the tropics as a malariarea. In fact, the geographic term Malariamegarea takes into account countries within the tropics which have successfully combatted malaria and altitudes (such as the high slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro) at which the risk of contracting malaria is as high as the risk of contracting it in Switzerland.