re: #273 silverdolphin

Malaria Spread in the U.S. for the First Time Since 2003, CDC Says

Malaria was endmic in the US, particularly the South, for decades. The CDC was created after WW2 to get rid of malaria in the US, which it did inside of a decade. Until these new cases, we had not seen a home grown case in 20 years.

No one expects malaria to be back but it is hard to know just yet.

We may be close to an effective malaria vaccine but it is a very tricky disease (the best ones maybe about 75% effective) so exoect some fireworks if we do need one.

So the region in greatest danger is also the region with the most yahoos who would rather contract malaria than get vaccinated.