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Volume 32, Number 2—February 2026

Research Letter

Airport Malaria Cluster in Certified Malaria-Free Country, Libya, 2024

Ahmed M. AlarbiComments to Author , Ahmed B. Elhaddad, Nafesa M. Almehdawi, Walid K. Saadawi, Hanan Aqeehal, and Mohamed Elalem
Author affiliation: Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme in Intervention Epidemiology Training, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden (A.M Alarbi); National Center for Disease Control, Tripoli, Libya (A.M. Alarbi, W.K. Saadawi, H. Aqeehal, M. Elalem); University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya (A.B. Elhaddad); Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya (A.B. Elhaddad, N.M. Almehdawi)

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Figure 1

Confirmed malaria cases by symptom onset and public health response timeline in study of airport malaria cluster in certified malaria-free country, Benghazi, Libya, November–December 2024. A) Index case death notified; B) investigation and case finding initiated; C) no Anopheles mosquito vectors confirmed in traps; D) public health recommendations issued.

Figure 1. Confirmed malaria cases by symptom onset and public health response timeline in study of airport malaria cluster in certified malaria-free country, Benghazi, Libya, November–December 2024. A) Index case death notified; B) investigation and case finding initiated; C) no Anopheles mosquito vectors confirmed in traps; D) public health recommendations issued.

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