Malaria Wiped Out In U.S. But Still Plagues U.S. Hospitals
Transmission was eliminated in the United States in the early 1950s. But a new report sees a surprising trend.
by Jason Beaubien
Apr 24, 2017
2 minutes
Malaria transmission in the United States was eliminated in the early 1950s through the use of insecticides, drainage ditches and the incredible power of window screens.
But the mosquito-borne disease has staged a comeback in American hospitals as travelers return from parts of the world where malaria runs rampant. In the early 1970s there only a couple hundred malaria cases reported in the entire U.S. but that
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