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Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2008 to 2012

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Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2012

Geographic area
*P.falciparum
P.vivax
P.ovale
P.malariae
Mixed
P unspecified
Total
West Africa
669 
 1
44 
 16
 4
-
 734
East Africa
 112
 11
 7
 8
 2
-
140 
Central Africa
 43
 1
 7
 1
 -
-
 52
Southern Africa
 45
 2
 3
 2
 -
-
 52
North Africa
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
-
 -
Africa - unspecified
 18
 1
 1
 1
 -
-
 21
Asia§
 7
 213
 -
 -
 -
-
 220
Far East/SE Asia
 -
 4
 -
 -
 -
-
 4
Central/South America
 -
 3
 -
 -
 -
-
3
Middle East
 1
 -
 -
 -
 -
-
1
Oceania
 -
 4
 -
 -
 -
-
4
Not given
 107
 31
 4
 4
 1
-
147
Total
 1002
 271
 66
 32
 7
-
1378

*P is Plasmodium
§ Asia includes: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Afghanistan

Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2011

Geographic area
*P.falciparum
P.vivax

P.ovale
P.malariae
Mixed
P unspecified
Total
West Africa 743 - 47 20 1 - 811
East Africa 114 4 10 5 1
-
 134
Central Africa 62
-
 6 2 -
-
 70
Southern Africa 53
-
 2 -
-
-
 55
North Africa -
-
-
-
-
-
 -
Africa - unspecified 17
-
 2 1
-
-
 20
Asia§ 9 331
1
-
2
-
 343
Far East/SE Asia 1 7
-
-
-
-
 8
Central/South America 2 2
-
-
 -
-
 4
Middle East 1
-
-
-
-
-
 1
Oceania - 2
-
-
-
-
2
Not given 147 70 9 3 -
-
229
Total 1149 416 77 31 4
-
1677

*P is Plasmodium
§ Asia includes: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Afghanistan 

Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2010

Geographic area
*P.falciparum
P.vivax
P.ovale
P.malariae
Mixed
P unspecified
Total
West Africa 806 1 61 13 5 - 886
East Africa 111 11 13 11 2
-
 148
Central Africa 48
-
 5 2 2
-
 57
Southern Africa 42
-
 7 1
-
-
 50
North Africa -
-
-
-
-
-
 -
Africa - unspecified 22
2
 3 2
-
-
 29
Asia§ 24 250
-
-
2
-
 276
Far East/SE Asia 1 4
-
-
-
-
 5
Central/South America 2 5
-
-
 -
-
 7
Middle East -
-
-
-
-
-
 -
Oceania - 4
-
-
-
-
4
Not given 207 73 10 8 1
-
299
Total 1263 350 99 37 12
-
1761

Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2009

Geographic area
*P.falciparum
P.vivax
P.ovale
P.malariae
Mixed
P unspecified
Total
West Africa 750 2
42
 17 2 - 813
East Africa 98 9 8 6 -
-
 121
Central Africa 30
-
1
2
1
-
34
Southern Africa 33
-
4
4
-
-
 41
North Africa -
-
-
-
-
-
 -
Africa - unspecified 25
-
1
1
-
-
 27
Asia§ 15
133
-
-
-
-
148
Far East/SE Asia 3
4
-
-
-
-
 7
Central/South America -
5
-
-
1
-
 6
Middle East
1
-
-
-
-
-
 1
Oceania 1
8
-
-
-
-
9
Not given 223
44
13
6
2
-
288
Total 1179
205
69
36
6
-
1495

Imported malaria cases by species and region of travel, United Kingdom: 2008

Geographic area
*P.falciparum
P.vivax
P.ovale
P.malariae
Mixed
P unspecified
Total
West Africa 763 1
38
 10 6 - 818
East Africa 73 10 7 5 -
-
 95
Central Africa 23
-
6
-
-
-
29
Southern Africa 27
2
4
-
-
-
 33
North Africa -
-
-
-
-
-
 -
Africa - unspecified 20
-
5
-
-
-
 25
Asia§ 8
118
-
-
1
-
127
Far East/SE Asia 1
3
-
-
1
-
 5
Central/South America -
3
-
-
-
-
 3
Middle East
1
-
-
-
-
-
 1
Oceania -
10
-
-
1
-
11
Not given 171
30
16
5
-
1
223
Total 1087
177
76
20
9
1
1370

 


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