8 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years
The Anopheles mosquito can infect a person with the malaria parasite. | Paul Starosta/Getty Images 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…
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