Mosquitoes have tested positive for malaria after the first local spread of the disease in the United States in 20 years.
Three mosquitoes in Florida tested positive for the parasite that causes malaria, Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services told news outlets. The mosquitoes were sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for testing.
The three mosquitoes came from the same wooded area in the country.
Four people have tested positive for malaria in Sarasota County in recent weeks, prompting the Florida Department of Health to issue a statewide alert. All four contracted malaria locally or via local spread, officials said….