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MALARIA
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION


		No risk
		Low risk
		Moderate risk
		High risk

The map is only a visual aid, not a definitive source of information about malaria endemicity. WHO, 2004


	P. falciparum	P. malariae	P. ovale	P. vivax

Central Africa	Predominant	Rare	Rare	Rare
East Africa	Predominant	Rare	Rare	Common
North Africa*	Very rare	Very rare	Absent	Predominant
West Africa	Predominant	Rare	Common	Very rare
Central America	Common	Rare	Absent	Predominant
South America	Common	Common	Absent	Predominant
Central Asia	Common	Common	Absent	Predominant
South-west Asia	Common	Common	Absent	Predominant
South-east Europe	Very rare	Very rare	Absent	Predominant
Indian subcontinent	Common	Rare	Very rare	Predominant
Indochina	Predominant	Rare	Rare	Common
Indonesia	Predominant	Very rare	Very rare	Common
Madagascar	Predominant	Rare	Rare	Common
Indian Ocean	Predominant	Rare	Rare	Common
Pacific Islands	Predominant	Very rare	Rare	Common


	(*)	Egypt: from June until end of October in El Faiyum Governatorate. Algeria: little centre in Ihrir, Illizi Department.

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