Malaria Is Spreading in the U.S. for the First Time in 20 Years

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Malaria Is Spreading in the U.S. for the First Time in 20 Years
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The first cases since at least 2003 of people getting malaria from a mosquito bite within the U.S. have occurred in Florida and Texas, the CDC says.

June 27, 2023 –

All five people – four in Florida and one in Texas -- have received treatment and are improving, according to the CDC. The case in Texas is not related to the Florida cases, and all occurred in the past 2 months. said it was spraying for mosquitoes in the two counties surrounding Sarasota, FL, where the four cases occurred.

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