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Locally Transmitted Malaria in the US Could Be a Harbinger of Rising Disease Risk in a Warning Climate — 5 Questions Answered
By Rajiv Chowdhury Your Health

Locally Transmitted Malaria in the US Could Be a Harbinger of Rising Disease Risk in a Warning Climate — 5 Questions Answered

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on June 26, 2023, that five cases of locally transmitted malaria had been identified – four in Florida and one in Texas – since May 2023. These are the first cases of locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria in the U.S. since 2003. The Conversation spoke with Dr. Rajiv […]

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10 Important Facts About Malaria For Travelers
By Emily Lockhart Your Health

10 Important Facts About Malaria For Travelers

Most of us aren’t concerned with Malaria unless we’re thinking of traveling to sub-Saharan Africa or tropical countries such as the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and some Pacific Ocean Islands (to lesser extent). However, the deadly disease was responsible for approximately 660,000 deaths in 2010—20-percent of those killed […]

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