The patient was not named but lives in Saline County and had not recently traveled out of the United States. Arkansas is the fourth state to report a locally-acquired malaria infection this year.
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Health officials said the patient was diagnosed last week in Sarasota County, southwest Florida, where the other six cases in the state were also detected.
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A further two cases have been discovered in the state, amid reports two top official public-health roles regarding communicable diseases have been left vacant.