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Where am i more likely to be bitten by a malaria infected mosquito?

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Dr. Anatoly Belilovsky
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Cdc.gov has...: ...A travel medicine section that lists all endemic aread for malaria and other travel-related diseases.
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Dr. Bennett Machanic
Neurology 47 years experience
Tropical climates: The types of mosquitos that carry the malarial parasite are quite rare in the continental United States, and are typically found in hot and muggy climates, especially in the rain forest.
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