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    In A Case That Is 'Almost Impossible,' Girl Dies Of Malaria In Italy

    "It's a mystery," said one health official. Italy was declared malaria-free in 1970. Officials will try to determine how and where the 4-year-old was infected.
    by Amy Held Sep 05, 2017 2 minutes
    An <em>Anopheles</em> mosquito — the only kind that can spread malaria — feeds on a human. On Monday, a 4-year-old girl died of the disease in Italy, where malaria was thought to have been eradicated.

    A 4-year-old girl has died of malaria in Italy, where the disease is thought to have been wiped out. Troubled health officials are looking for answers.

    The girl was taken to the hospital Saturday in her Alpine hometown of Trento after she developed a high fever, the Italian newspaper, . Lab tests confirmed she was infected with cerebral malaria,

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