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Indicator name:
Malaria cases (presumed + confirmed cases), total, number
Short name:
Presumed and confirmed cases
Topic:
Mortality and burden of disease
Definition:
Malaria cases (presumed and confirmed) from all reporting sectors (public/private/community) throughout the country. Confirmed cases are malaria cases in which the parasite has been detected in a diagnostic test i.e microscopy, RDT or molecular diagnostic test. Presumed cases are cases suspected of being malaria that are not confirmed by a diagnostic test.
Disaggregation:
By country and WHO region
Method of measurement
Data submitted by the national malaria control programmes (NMCPs) compiled by WHO. Method of calculation: Confirmed cases used were reported through the laboratory, unless indicated by the country that confirmed cases should be used from the outpatient register owing to incomplete or inaccurate laboratory data. Confirmed cases were corrected for double counting of microscopy and RDT where the exact number of double counted cases was known. Confirmed cases include indigenous, imported, introduced, relapsing and recrudescent cases, as well as all species, including non-human malaria P. knowlesi. Presumed cases are reported from the outpatient register. Total cases are the sum of confirmed and presumed cases.
Method of estimation:
N/A
Preferred data sources:
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Unit of Measure:
Cases
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Continuous
Contact person email:
williamsryan@who.int
Name:
Ryan Willliams
IMRID:
2237
Links:
World malaria report 2024
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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