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A Rare Domestic Resurgence of Malaria Is Circulating in the US

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How to Prevent Malaria in the US

Zieg Robison says climate change may not have made people more vulnerable to malaria. Mosquito abatement is locally controlled in the US and it's very patchy, he says. Travelers can prevent infection by taking a daily or weekly dose of drugs that kill the parasite as it circulates in the bloodor reproduces in the liver.

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