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These illnesses are among the recent health care headlines. Our panel of guests takes a closer look at them and other topics in the news.
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Five local cases of malaria in the U.S. have been reported − mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite bit and infected the individuals. How worried should we be? Is climate change a factor?
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The health department says individuals who contracted the disease were bitten in the Sarasota area. This is unusual because a vast majority of U.S. cases are detected after someone travels internationally.
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The Florida Department of Health provided a list of precautions with a “mosquito-borne illness” advisory. And the CDC issued a warning to doctors, especially in the South, to be aware of the possibility of infections after a fifth case was confirmed in Texas.
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The population of mosquitoes is growing along with Florida's population of people and brings diseases like dengue fever and malaria. Climate change is sending non-native, invasive mosquito species to North America – specifically Florida.
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Both cases were a type of malaria known as P. vivax, which is not as fatal as others. The latest discovery triggered a mosquito-borne illness alert for both counties.
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A person who developed malaria after being bitten by a mosquito was treated promptly at a hospital and has since recovered. Here's a list of preventative measures you can take.
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Malaria cases went up in 2020 and continued to increase in 2021, according to a WHO report. About 95% of the world’s 247 million malaria infections and 619,000 deaths last year were in Africa.
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The proposed case accuses Roche Laboratories and Genentech of intentionally misleading the federal government about mefloquine. The judge said the lawsuit should not be filed in California.
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The drug targets the parasites before they enter the liver where they can mature and multiply.