Eliminating Malaria WHO certified the malaria-free status of Mauritius in 1973. In 1974, Mauritius’ history of malaria was documented in the article ‘Malaria in Mauritius–As Dead as the Dodo’ (see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1749438/pdf/bullnyacadmed00177-0023.pdf). However, the malaria mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) still existed on the island, and in 1975–1976 after the passage of cyclone Gervaise there was a resurgence of the disease following the reintroduction of the malaria parasite (Plasmodium vivax) by workers from malaria-endemic countries who came to rehabilitate the island infrastructure destroyed by the cyclone. This renewed transmission would take until 1996 to fully control again. Since then, Mauritius has maintained an active programme for prevention of reintroduction.