- Malaria is caused by the protozoal parasite Plasmodium
- Five species reported in 2016, as infecting humans5 (Table 1.)
- Main transmission route is the bite of the infected female anopheles mosquito
Lifecycle of the malaria parasite
Table 1
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Transmission of Malaria
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Transmission of Malaria
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