It had been 20 years with no locally transmitted malaria cases in the U.S. — until the end of last month.
Two more cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in Florida, bringing the total number of cases in the state to six, according to the Florida Department of Health.
On June 26, the FDOH issued a statewide mosquito-borne illnesses advisory after four malaria cases were first reported in Sarasota County. All individuals were treated and have recovered. The cases in Florida and Texas — though not related to each other, according to the CDC — represent the nation's first locally acquired malaria infections in the last 20 years. The last cases were in 2003, when eight people got sick in Palm Beach County.
Florida's statewide alert has expired, according to a map from the department. However, two counties — Polk and Orange — remain under the mosquito-borne illness advisory, and three — Sarasota, Manatee and Miami-Dade — are under a mosquito-borne illness alert.
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