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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 2

Location of airport malaria cluster in certified malaria-free country, Benghazi, Libya, November 2024. The map displays the location of the case cluster (n = 4) and mosquito traps relative to the Benina International Airport runway. The yellow shaded area indicates a 450-meter buffer zone from the cluster center. Inset maps show the location of Libya in Africa and Benghazi within Libya.

Figure 2. Location of airport malaria cluster in certified malaria-free country, Benghazi, Libya, November 2024. The map displays the location of the case cluster (n = 4) and mosquito traps relative to the Benina International Airport runway. The yellow shaded area indicates a 450-meter buffer zone from the cluster center. Inset maps show the location of Libya in Africa and Benghazi within Libya.

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