Table 2 Malaria cases by species and geographic region of acquiring the infection
Geographic region | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. ovale | P. malariae | P. knowlesi | Unidentified species | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Saharan Africa | 182* | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 214 |
Central Asia and Indian subcontinent | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Southeast Asia | 2** | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
South and Central America and Caribbean | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Oceania | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
North Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 190 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 265 |