Severe malaria anaemia | Asexual P. falciparum parasitemia > 0 definitive reading |
 | Haematocrit < 15%1 |
 | No other more probable cause of illness |
Cerebral malaria | Asexual P. falciparum parasitemia > 0 definitive reading |
 | Coma score ≤ 22 |
 | No other identifiable cause of loss of consciousness |
Severe malaria (other) | Asexual P. falciparum parasitemia > 0 definitive reading |
 | No other more probable cause of illness |
 | Does not meet criteria for severe malaria anaemia or cerebral malaria |
 | One of the following: |
 | Multiple seizures3 |
 | Prostration4 |
 | Hypoglycaemia5 |
 | Acidosis |
 | Circulatory collapse |