![Malaria cases in the U.S.: An expert explains how worried you should be about spread in Florida and Texas. Malaria cases in the U.S.: An expert explains how worried you should be about spread in Florida and Texas.](https://compote.slate.com/images/1967a62d-c7f2-4550-9f2e-cae61d6f5cb1.jpeg?crop=3686%2C2457%2Cx0%2Cy0)
Malaria cases in the U.S.: An expert explains how worried you should be about spread in Florida and Texas.
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USA TODAY Graphics on X: "At least seven cases of locally acquired malaria have been reported in the US in Texas and Florida over the past two months. This is the first
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