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3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years. (www.vox.com)

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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 23, Texas joined in: its state health department announced it had confirmed a case of local malaria transmission in Cameron County.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well this sounds like tons of fun...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

And, of course it's a Florida man.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why? New mosquito species? Warming climate?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Antivaxers traveling to at-risk areas?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Well fuck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Ah shit, here we go again...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Lovely. Well hopefully they will have it contained sooner rather then chasing after a snowball.