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• Regarding malaria, it refers to local transmission by mosquitoes. This can either be indigenous (a geographic area where malaria occurs regularly) or introduced (in a geographic area where malaria does not occur regularly).

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  Cite Definition for Autochthonous

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Autochthonous. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/autochthonous.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Autochthonous. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/autochthonous (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Autochthonous." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/autochthonous.

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