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Case definitions for clinical malaria
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Primary Case Definition |
· The presence of P. falciparum asexual parasitaemia above 500 per μL) on Giemsa stained thick blood films AND |
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· the presence of fever (axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C) |
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Secondary Case Definition |
· The presence of P. falciparum asexual parasitaemia above 0 per μL) on Giemsa stained thick blood films AND |
| · the presence of fever (axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C) or history of fever in the previous 24 hours |
