In a report released on May 9, the CDC stated that the southern U.S. border saw a 143% jump in imported malaria, with a total of 68 imported malaria cases identified during January–December 2023.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that imported malaria cases more than doubled in 2023 compared to the previous year in three southern border districts.
In a report released on May 9, the CDC stated that "a total of 68 imported malaria cases were identified during January–December 2023 from reportable disease surveillance systems in Pima, Arizona (18), San Diego, California (27), and El Paso, Texas (23)."
A U.S. Border Patrol agent counts illegal immigrants before transporting them for further processing in Campo, Calif., on March 7, 2024. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Compared to the 28 cases in 2022—three in Pima, twelve in San Diego, and thirteen in El Paso—this is 143 percent greater.
“Because mala...
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