A ninth case of malaria diagnosed in a person who had not traveled out of the United States has experts on alert — and calling for more surveillance of the mosquitoes that spread the illness. “The time to think about the next mosquito-borne disease is not when we find a sick person. It’s now,” said… Continue reading Mosquitoes that spread malaria aren’t tracked in the U.S.
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Maryland reports first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years
Another case of rare “locally acquired” malaria, this one in the Washington, D.C. area, has been reported amid a string of such infections since May, officials said Friday. The unidentified patient had not traveled recently outside the United States, the Maryland Department of Health said in a statement. The person was hospitalized and is recovering,… Continue reading Maryland reports first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years