At the county level, Sarasota County and neighboring Manatee County have been both under malaria alerts since June 19. Both counties said they are carrying out mosquito spraying, with Sarasota County zeroing in on coastal areas where the insects are known to frequent.
The CDC said in its advisory that doctors should still "routinely consider malaria as a cause of febrile illness among patients with a history of international travel to areas where malaria is transmitted." However, it also advised them to "consider a malaria diagnosis in any person with a fever of unknown origin regardless of their travel history." This mirrored health officials' fears that other cases of malaria may be misdiagnosed as other diseases.
Malaria was eradicated in the U.S. in the early 1950s after a massive public health program to fight it. The endeavor featured pesticides being sprayed from aircraft onto mosquito breeding grounds and potential breeding sites for the insects drained. While sporadic cases have repeatedly popped up since then, these have not led to wider community transmission.
Early warning signs of malaria include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, fatigue and nausea. If left untreated, malaria can cause serious complications such as diminished red blood cells and organ failure.
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