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A small number of people in Florida and Texas have contracted malaria

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

27 June 2023

Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas, all of which were acquired through local transmission
A female mosquito

Catching malaria makes you smell more attractive to mosquitoes

16 April 2018

Mosquitoes are particularly attracted to the sweat of people who have malaria, suggesting the parasite that causes it may change a person’s body odour

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