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The USA has ideal conditions for malaria. Washington DC was a giant malarial swamp at one point.
by rdouble 14y ago
The USA has ideal conditions for malaria. Washington DC was a giant malarial swamp at one point.
- illuminate 14y agoFlorida has an abundance of skeeters, but they do not test positive for malaria.
- rdouble 14y agoYes but that was not always the case. Malaria was endemic to North America and existed from Florida all the way up through Minnesota. The CDC was formed as the center for malaria control. I was responding to the point that "pretty much all rich countries" are in areas with climates not conducive to malaria. There are at least a half dozen rich countries that once were endemic to malaria. USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Italy, Singapore, etc.