Eastern Mediterranean
Prevalencia, incidencia y casos de malaria por P. vivax en Mediterráneo Oriental
P. vivax malaria is also prevalent in the Eastern Mediterranean region. In 2020, P. vivax cases accounted for 18.1% of the estimated 5.7 million malaria cases in the region. Together Pakistan and Afghanistan account for 16% of the estimated global burden of P. vivax cases (WHO, World Malaria Report 2020).