Barrington Sanders, a Miami-Dade Mosquito Control Inspector, sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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U.S. public health officials say the risk of locally transmitted malaria in the country remains low as seven new cases in Florida and Texas raise questions.
The Florida Department of Health on Friday said two cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in Sarasota County, bringing the total in the state to six.
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide advisory over the four initial Florida cases and one in Texas to alert health-care providers, local health departments and the public about the possibility of local malaria transmission.
Those five patients “have received treatment and are improving,” according to the CDC. “Despite these cases, the risk of locally acquired malaria remains extremely low in the United States,” the agency added.
The seven are the first known cases…
2023-07-07 09:12:20
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