Malaria Found In U.S. For First Time In 20 Years

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a nationwide advisory to alert health care providers and public health authorities about the discovery of Malaria in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

The Anopheles mosquito can infect a person with the malaria parasite. Paul Starosta/Getty Images

In late May, Sarasota County, Florida, health officials confirmed they had identified a case of locally transmitted malaria. In mid-June, they confirmed the second. On June 26, a...

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