The health authorities of the United States have confirmed five malaria cases during the last two months in the states of Florida and Texas, the first time in two decades in which detect infections by this disease because of local transmissions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an alert after confirming four cases in Florida and one in Texasbefore stressing that “there is concern about a potential increase in imported malaria cases associated with increased international travel in summer 2023.”

Thus, they have highlighted that “they are collaborating with the two state Health departments in the ongoing investigations after the local transmission of Plasmodium vivax cases”, before specifying that “there is no evidence to suggest that the cases in the two states are related “.

“In Florida, four cases have been identified in geographic proximity, while there is active monitoring for possible additional cases,” they said, while emphasizing that they also the situation in the area is being monitored where the case has been detected in Texas.

“All patients have received treatment and are improving,” the CDC said, detailing that “no local cases of malaria had been reported in the United States since 2003, when eight cases of Palasmodium vivax were identified in Palm Beach County.” , FL.”

In this sense, they have reported that “despite these cases, the risk of being infected with malaria locally continues to be extremely low in the United States”, although they have explained that “the vectors of the Anopheles mosquito, which are found in many regions of the country, are capable of transmitting malaria if they feed on a malaria-infected person.

Therefore, the CDC has pointed out that “in addition to routinely considering malaria as a cause of febrile illness among patients with a history of international travel to places where malaria transmission occurs, clinicians should consider a diagnosis of anyone with a fever of unknown originregardless of your travel history.

The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights on its website that malaria, also known as malaria, “is a life-threatening disease transmitted to humans by some types of mosquitoes”, especially in “tropical countries”. “It is a preventable and curable disease”, highlights the WHO, which specifies that “mild symptoms are fever, chills and headache”, while “serious symptoms include fatigue, confusion, seizures, and shortness of breath.”