Malaria case in New Jersey resident who hasn't traveled under investigation

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, N.J., resident who has no recent history of traveling outside the United States.

While approximately 100 cases of malaria are reported in New Jersey each year, the Morris County resident would be the first locally acquired case reported in the state since 1991.

The state health officials said they are working closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “to investigate potential sources of infection,” but “it is possible the resident was infected with malaria in New Jerse