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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, with an epicenter 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. Approximately 200,000 fatalities occurred, and 500,000 people were left homeless. From Jan. 12 to Feb. 25, 11 laboratory-confirmed cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria acquired in Haiti were reported to the CDC.

Malaria in Post-earthquake Haiti