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. 2010 Jan 26;7(1):e1000221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000221

Table 3. Number of pregnancies at risk of P. falciparum and/or P. vivax malaria by WHO regional office in 2007 (in millions) (column %).

WHORO Region P. falciparum Transmissiona P. vivax Transmissiona Any Species
Stable Transmissionb Unstable Transmissionb Overall Overall Overall
AFRO 29.6 (54.1) 0.4 (1.2) 30.0 (35.1) 3.6 (3.9) 30.3 (24.2)
EMRO/EURO 4.0 (7.3) 4.2 (13.7) 8.2 (9.6) 10.4 (11.2) 13.1 (10.5)
AMRO 1.4 (2.5) 1.6 (5.2) 3.0 (3.5) 2.9 (3.1) 4.3 (3.4)
SEARO/WPRO 19.7 (36.1) 24.5 (79.9) 44.2 (51.8) 76.0 (81.8) 77.4 (61.8)
Global 54.7 30.6 85.3 92.9 125.2

Similar tables with risk estimates by continent and by pregnancy outcome (live-birth, induced abortions, stillbirths, and miscarriages) are provided in Tables S1, S2, S3.

a

Includes countries where P. falciparum and P. vivax co-exist.

b

Stable transmission, ≥1 autochthonous P. falciparum cases per 10,000 people per annum; unstable transmission, <1 autochthonous P. falciparum cases per 10,000 people per annum [15].

MEC, malaria endemic countries; TPR, total pregnancy rate; WHORO, World Health Organization Regional Office.