Table 1 Malaria cases according to species from 2009 till 2013 for the state of Selangor
Parasite species | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. vivax | 179 (77.5%) | 131 (66.8%) | 193 (67.5%) | 199 (73.7%) | 213 (70.8%) | 915 (71.3%) |
P. falciparum | 31 (13.4%) | 28 (14.3%) | 42 (14.7%) | 28 (10.4%) | 46 (15.3%) | 175 (13.6%) |
P. knowlesi /P. malariae | 21 (9.1%) | 25 (12.8%) | 43 (15%) | 41 (15.2%) | 41 (13.6%) | 171 (13.3%) |
Mixed infections | 0 | 11 (5.6%) | 8 (2.8%) | 2 (0.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 22 (1.7%) |
P. ovale | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.1%) |
Total | 231 (79 [34.2%])* | 196 (23[11.7%])* | 286 (116[40.6%])* | 270 (115 [42.6])* | 301 (46 [15.3])* | 1284 (379[29.5%])* |