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Possible Local Malaria Case Found in New Jersey. Here’s What to Know

New Jersey officials are now investigating whether a resident’s malaria infection was locally acquired. The New Jersey ...
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Malaria case in New Jersey resident raises concern of local transmission

A New Jersey resident with no history of international travel has been infected with malaria, state health officials said.
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New Jersey may have its first locally transmitted malaria case since 1991

A Morris County resident contracted the illness without leaving the United States. Investigators are searching to determine ...

New Malaria Case Prompts Testing of Mosquitoes in New Jersey

A Morris County resident may have contracted the illness locally, which would be the first known instance in decades of someone being exposed while in the state.

N.J. resident infected by malaria could be first ‘homegrown’ case in decades, state says

There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year, officials said. Locally-acquired ...
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Second U.S. Malaria Case Not Tied to Travel Raises Fears of Local Transmission

One-off cases of malaria in the U.S. may become more common as warming temperatures lead to booming mosquito populations ...