A Marylander who hadn't recently traveled internationally caught malaria. Officials say it's the state's first 'locally acquired' case in 40 years.

• Maryland detected a locally acquired case of malaria, the first in over 40 years, health officials said.
• It comes after similar cases were reported earlier this summer in Florida and Texas.
• Health officials maintain there is an "extremely low" risk of locally contracting malaria in the US.

Someone in Maryland contracted malaria, and officials are scratching their heads as they grapple with the state's first local case of the disease in four decades. 

The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the case on Friday, saying the individual lives in the Washington, D.C., region and had not recently traveled internationally – a common flag for malaria cases.