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Table 1 Distribution of diagnosed malaria cases and their origin by malaria season, Mutale Municipality, Limpopo province, July 2005 to June 2010

From: Towards the elimination of malaria in South Africa: a review of surveillance data in Mutale Municipality, Limpopo Province, 2005 to 2010

Malaria season

Origin of malaria

Total

Local

Imported

Untraceable§

Not documentedα

2005-2006

947

110

57

213

1327

2006-2007

595

44

15

61

715

2007-2008

1216

43

9

258

1526

2008-2009

208

23

10

590

831

2009-2010

215

11

14

24

264

Total

3181

231

105

1146

4663

  1. §Untraceable cases are those that were investigated/followed-up by the malaria case investigators but the patients could not be located.
  2. αFor undocumented cases, there was no information recorded to indicate whether the patient was investigated/followed-up or not.