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CDC issues alert after five cases of malaria were acquired locally in Texas and Florida (www.nbcnews.com)
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The cases were the first in 20 years to be acquired in the U.S., with no links to travel outside the country. The last such local cases were identified in 2003 in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We still use DDT to control malaria.