Table 1 Case definitions for malaria [9]
From: Updates on malaria incidence and profile in Malaysia from 2013 to 2017
Malaria case, confirmed | Malaria case (or infection) in which the parasite has been detected in a diagnostic test, i.e., microscopy, a rapid test or a molecular diagnostic test |
Malaria, all cases | All malaria cases irrespective of Plasmodium species (including imported case) |
Malaria case, imported | Malaria case or infection in which the infection was acquired outside the area in which it is diagnosed (get infected outside Malaysia) |
Malaria case, indigenous | A case contracted locally with no evidence of importation and no direct link to transmission from an imported case (get infected in Malaysia) |
Malaria elimination | Interruption of local transmission (reduction to zero incidence of indigenous case) of a specified malaria parasite in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate activities. Continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required |