JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Duval County Health Department said a woman who lives in the county has malaria.
Health leaders said the 31-year-old woman had not traveled internationally recently, so this could be the first locally acquired case in the last 10 years.
Florida has reported 111 cases of malaria so far this year, each one originating in another country.
This is Duval's sixth case.
The health department said malaria is endemic in about 100 countries around the world.
Travelers are advised to consult with travel clinics prior to international travel and to take mosquito bite prevention precautions and antimalarials when traveling to areas where there is known risk for malaria.
Locally acquired malaria demonstrates the continuing potential for reintroduction of malaria into the United States.
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