New Jersey officials are now investigating whether a resident’s malaria infection was locally acquired. The New Jersey Departments of Health (NJDOH) and Environmental Protection reported on the case Monday.

Health officials in New Jersey are investigating a case of malaria, the potentially deadly mosquito-transmitted disease, in a Morris County resident with no international travel history. That means it is possible the infection happened locally,

New Jersey health officials said they are investigating what could be the state’s first locally acquired case of malaria in more than three decades. The New Jersey departments of Health and Environmental Protection announced Monday they are looking into a case of malaria reported in a Morris County,