“In fact, one of my doctors said I’m the first case he has ever seen.”

While he didn’t give a timeline for his return, the message was clear: this is serious. For now, Trace Gallagher, who normally hosts Fox News @ Night, is stepping in to co-anchor the weekday news program, while Roberts focuses on recovering.

A family vacation turned health scare

So how did a U.S.-based journalist end up with a rare tropical disease? Social media posts show Roberts was in Indonesia with his wife and children two weeks ago. He tweeted that the family visited Sumba Island, which has high malaria rates according to a 2022 medical study.

The disease, spread