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Table 4 Malaria species in source countries by year of report

From: The incidence of malaria in travellers to South-East Asia: is local malaria transmission a useful risk indicator?

Species

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total

P. falciparum

47

34

24

22

22

17

166

P. vivax

82

63

61

41

60

42

349

P. ovale

2

3

3

1

1

1

11

P. malariae

1

1

1

1

1

0

5

P. knowlesi

0

0

0

0

2

1

3

unspeciated plasmodium

7

18

12

14

10

4

65

mixed cases

1

0

2

3

2

1

9

  1. Laboratory diagnosed species as reported to respective surveillance bodies.