Annual Blood Examination Rate. Calculated as (number of slides examined/population) x 100. WHO recommendation for malarious areas is that the number of slides examined per month should equal at least [..]

A cage, generally made of cloth, that is baited with an animal such as a cow, goat, etc. Collections of mosquitoes are made on the walls of this trap to assess and compare populations biting domestic [..]

Annual Parasite Incidence. API = (confirmed cases during 1 year/population under surveillance) x 1000. Autochthonous

this grave complication of malaria happens at times with P. falciparum

malaria acquired from the mother at birth. Cryptic

during the daytime. The diurnal resting places of mosquitoes, especially newly-fed females, may be important in malaria control. EIR

The process of removing something on a temporary or semipermanent basis. ELISA

feeds indoors. Endophilic

The process of removing something permanently. Erythrocyte

the process of asexual reproduction of malaria parasites within red blood cellsExerythrocytic schizogony