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Table 4 Relative incidence of malaria for Brazil as compared with other countries.

From: Cost risk benefit analysis to support chemoprophylaxis policy for travellers to malaria endemic countries

Region/Country

Relative incidence (95% C.I.)

Time in days to threshold 1.13% (95% C.I.)

Index: Brazil (Amazon)

1.0

>365

West Africa

99 (86-112)

30 (26-34)

India

5.3 (4.9-5.7)

53 (49-57)

Indonesia

6.17 (4.4-7.9)

45 (32-57)

Thailand

0.39 (0.35-0.43)

>365

  1. Duration of exposure in days each to reach the cost-benefit-risk threshold