The United States warns of the first five local cases of malaria in 20 years

He Center for Disease Control The US CDC issued an alert on Monday after confirming five cases of malariathe first local infections of the disease in the country in two decades.

Four infections transmitted by mosquitoes were confirmed in Florida and one in Texas, the CDC noted in its health alert. The cases in the two southern states do not appear to be related, he said.

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All patients received treatment and they are getting better”according to the same source.

The authorities they are pending other casesand mosquito surveillance and control measures were implemented in the affected areas.

The state of Florida issued an alert after detecting cases in the counties of Sarasota and manateewith calls to the population to drain stagnant water where mosquito breeding sites are formed.

Texas also issued an alert after a resident who works outdoors in the county of cameron was diagnosed with malaria. The state health department said no further cases have been identified.

He CDC Clarified that “Despite these cases, the risk of local malaria transmission remains extremely low in USA”.

The last local contagion of malaria in USA was detected in 2003, when eight cases were identified in Palm Beach, Floridaaccording to the CDC.

Almost all cases of malaria in USA they are imported by people traveling to countries with transmission of the disease.

Source: Elcomercio

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