3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.
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3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.
https://www.vox.com/science/2023/6/23/23771154/malaria-transmission-florida-texas-mosquitoes-risk-prevention-anopheles
The cases, identified in Florida and Texas, raise a lot of questions.
In late May, Sarasota County, Florida, health officials confirmed they had identified a case of locally transmitted malaria. In mid-June, they confirmed the second. On June 23, Texas joined in: its state health department announced it had confirmed a case of local malaria transmission in Cameron County.
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