Locally acquired malaria, which hadn't been seen in the United States for two decades until earlier this summer, has now been reported in a third state.
Maryland officials announced late last week that a case had been confirmed in a resident living in the Washington, D.C., area who had not traveled recently outside the country or to the other states where malaria has been transmitted,The patient, whose age and gender were not made public, was hospitalized and is now recovering from the deadly mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite, according to aDr.
"Malaria was once common in the United States, including in Maryland, but we have not seen a case in Maryland that was not related to travel in over 40 years," the health secretary said.of malaria are diagnosed annually in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, usually in travelers or immigrants coming from places where transmission occurs, particularly parts of Africa and Asia.
Five of the earlier Utah patients had traveled to Africa and one to Central and South America. She said one of the new cases also had a travel history in multiple Central and South American countries, while the other is still under investigation.
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