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The outbreak, initially identified in three children who consumed a bat, has resulted in 431 cases and 53 deaths.

Insect bites may be small in some cases, but they can be fatal for crops and humans because of their ability to carry killer diseases and destroy food which humans need to survive

Arkansas has confirmed its first locally acquired malaria case in 40 years, prompting heightened awareness and preventive efforts across the state

Scientists discovered it after realising they couldn't get the mosquitoes to carry a particularly dangerous form of malaria, a disease that kills more than 600,000 every year

Billionaire Bill Gates is backing the efforts of UK firm Oxitec who are genetically modifying this country's mosquitoes to turn them into weapons in the global war against malaria

Five people have been diagnosed with malaria in Florida and Texas as the potentially-fatal disease spreads across parts of the US

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, it is the first time malaria has been locally acquired in the US in twenty years after cases were identified in Florida and Texas

Florida has issued a malaria alert after two cases of the disease were confirmed , marking the first instances of malaria in the state in a decade - know the symptoms

The memories are hazy, and Tatiana Timon can only recall snapshots - like being wheeled into an operating theatre and seeing a "big saw" before the operation to remove her lower legs