The US has just reported its first cases of local malaria transmission for the first time in 20 years. Malaria was considered eliminated in the US in 1951. Climate change poses a huge threat to public health.

https://cnn.com/2023/06/26/health/malaria-us-cdc-alert/index.html

@luckytran @Andres4NY

*5* cases; first outbreak since 2003 when there were 8.

And that’s the upside down part of it.

https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2023/han00494.asp

“no evidence to suggest cases … related. In Florida, four cases within close geographic proximity have been ID’d, and active surveillance for additional cases is ongoing. Mosquito surveillance and control measures have been implemented in the affected area. In Texas, 1 case”

Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00494 | Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States

Health Alert Network (HAN). Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).