Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesU.S. public health officials say the risk of locally transmitted malaria in the country remains low as seven new cases in Florida and Texas raise questions.
"Despite these cases, the risk of locally acquired malaria remains extremely low in the United States," the agency added.
The seven are the first known cases of "locally acquired" malaria in the country since 2003.
Health experts say the new locally acquired cases shouldn't warrant panic about widespread malaria transmission in the U.S.
Here's what you need to know about the locally acquired malaria cases in the U.S. – and why the risk of transmission remains low right now.
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