Another case of rare "locally acquired" malaria, this one in the Washington, D.C. area, has been reported amid a string of such infections since May, officials said Friday.
The unidentified patient had not traveled recently outside the United States, the Maryland Department of Health said in a statement. The person was hospitalized and is recovering, it said.
Dr. David Blythe, director of the health department’s infectious disease division, said the patient was from the D.C. area and had gone to a hospital after experiencing fever and sweating, according to NBC Washington. It’s been 40 years since Maryland has seen a case […]
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