Texas’ first locally acquired case of malaria in 30 years was reported Friday by health officials. The patient was diagnosed with malaria after working...
“The mosquitoes aren’t jumping to new countries and flying all over the place,” said Sonja Swiger, an entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife. “It’s the people that do that: We move, and we bring the pathogens with us.”Swiger said Cameron County officials are setting out more mosquito traps to limit the disease’s spread, and the likelihood of it spreading to North Texas is low.
No additional malaria cases have been identified yet in Texas, but the Texas Department of State Health Services said health officials are working to determine whether anyone else was exposed.This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a close-up of a mosquito on human skin. Dallas-Fort Worth residents need not worry about contracting malaria anytime soon, but local mosquitoes can spread West Nile virus, the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the U.S.
In the United States, doctors can give patients medicine and fluids to reduce fever and pain while the disease runs its course. Places with more numerous and severe malaria cases, like Africa, have more advanced medicines and vaccines to fight the disease, and organizations are working to improve access to them.A few basic guidelines can help D-FW residents avoid mosquito bites:
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