Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions
Malaria case definition
This document contains the case definitions for malaria which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.
Communicable Diseases Surveillance
Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Malaria
Reporting
Only confirmed cases should be notified.Confirmed case
A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only.Laboratory evidence
1. Detection and specific identification of malaria parasites by microscopy on blood films with confirmation of species in a laboratory with appropriate expertiseOR
2. Detection of Plasmodium species by nucleic acid testing.
