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

https://www.vox.com/science/2023/6/23/23771154/malaria-transmission-florida-texas-mosquitoes-risk-prevention-anopheles

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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DaEagle@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Well this sounds like tons of fun...

Biscuit@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

And, of course it's a Florida man.

sparky@lemmy.federate.cc · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Why? New mosquito species? Warming climate?

bane_killgrind@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 3y

Antivaxers traveling to at-risk areas?

Harlan_Cloverseed@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

Well fuck

rylo@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 3y

Ah shit, here we go again...

SnowBunting@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 3y

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

MedicPigBabySaver@beehaw.org · -17 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Ha, brilliant! Let malaria run rampant and wipe out the dumb fucks from FL & TX.

clobubba@kbin.social · 19 pts · 3y (4 replies)
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MedicPigBabySaver@beehaw.org · 2 pts · 3y

Put up a wall .. quick. (kidding).

badgerific@kbin.social · -1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Malaria isn't communicable. Also, it is not fatal as long as it does not go undiagnosed/untreated.

clobubba@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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badgerific@kbin.social · 5 pts · 3y

My bad! Thanks!