Malaria Found in U.S. For First Time in 20 Years, Alarming Officials

Malaria, a potentially deadly disease caused by a mosquito-borne parasite, is making inroads into the US.

Three new cases of malaria — one in Texas and two in Florida — are alarming officials because they were locally acquired, meaning a mosquito in the US was carrying the parasite.

That hasn’t happened since 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to the Centers for Disease and Prevention.

Almost all cases of malaria now seen in the US are from people who traveled outside the country, where they were exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes.

But these three new cases — seen in people who hadn’t traveled abroad — raise fears that local mosquitoes could be spreading the disease to other people. (Read more from “Malaria Found in U.S. For First Time in 20 Years, Alarming Officials” HERE)

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