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Is there malaria in North America?

June 18, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Are there malaria-infected mosquitoes in North America? ANSWER: North America is usually defined as including Canada, the United States and Mexico. Of these, Mexico has known regions of regular malaria transmission; specifically the regions bordering Guatemala and Belize in the south (Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Tabasco), rural areas in the tropical lowlands slightly further north … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Canada, insecticide, Mexico, North America, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, prevention of malaria, prophylaxis, traveller's health, USA

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