Antigua Confirms 2 Imported Malaria Cases After Traveler Dies

2 articles · Updated · antigua.news · May 22

A visiting male traveler died in Antigua and Barbuda after becoming critically ill from imported malaria shortly after arriving from a malaria-endemic country.
Health officials said 2 imported cases were identified in recent days; the second male traveler was treated after falling sick and has since left the country.
About 5 days after the deceased entered Antigua and Barbuda, authorities said he likely arrived with symptoms already developing or became ill almost immediately after arrival.
Antigua and Barbuda said the infection was not contracted locally and that there is no evidence of community spread or local transmission.
Public health teams have intensified surveillance and mosquito-control operations in several areas to prevent any possible spread.

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