New Jersey officials are now investigating whether a resident’s malaria infection was locally acquired. The New Jersey ...

Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc. Aug 28 2023 The mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria resulted in about 241 million clinical episodes and 627,000 deaths in 2020.

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While insecticides are generally effective, mosquitoes have developed resistance to these chemicals in recent decades. And while malaria vaccines are in use in Africa, their effectiveness is limited.

Officials said the life cycle of malaria-carrying mosquitoes takes around four weeks. They are looking for a clean 90-day window from the last confirmed case to consider the outbreak over.