3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years.
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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Well this sounds like tons of fun...
And, of course it's a Florida man.
Why? New mosquito species? Warming climate?
Antivaxers traveling to at-risk areas?
Well fuck
Ah shit, here we go again...
Lovely. Well hopefully they will have it contained sooner rather then chasing after a snowball.
Ha, brilliant! Let malaria run rampant and wipe out the dumb fucks from FL & TX.
Put up a wall .. quick. (kidding).
Malaria isn't communicable. Also, it is not fatal as long as it does not go undiagnosed/untreated.
My bad! Thanks!