Seven people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years

Re:Seven people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the... by withinboredom on Friday July 07, 2023 @08:52AM (#36630947)

I guess nobody told them about the US soldiers who get malaria in the field. You take these pills that suppress it, but eventually you stop taking them. Def saw some malaria in the US after getting back.

Edit: I guess it’s clear I didn’t read the article

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Re:Seven people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the... by gruez on Friday July 07, 2023 @09:06AM (#36631134)

From the article:

>Although about 2,000 people infected with malaria turn up in the US health care system every year, those cases are all linked to travel outside the US. Neither those involved in the Florida cases nor the Texas case had traveled. That means in both states, the infection was acquired within US borders.

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Re:Seven people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the... by pabl8k on Friday July 07, 2023 @08:57AM (#36631016)

It's about people acquiring Malaria whilst in the US. The new thing is that transmission is happening in the US and isn't traceable to travel to endemic regions.

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Re:Seven people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the... by ndsipa_pomu on Friday July 07, 2023 @08:58AM (#36631017)

What relevance does that have to reports of locally acquired malaria?

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