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Am i more likely to contract malaria in developed or under developed countries?

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Dr. Stephen Daquino answered

Specializes in Sports Medicine

Usually Undeveloped: However anything is possible. Most developed areas have programs of spraying, or other means to keep infected mosquito populations under control. Now that's not to say that someone could not contract malaria here in the US. Although very rare, anything is possible.

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Far more frequent: In third world countries, in tropical and humid environments.

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