Inclusion Criteria:  Patient must be febrile (temperature >37.50 C or history of fever within 24 hours of arrival to the hospital) Patient must be aged 1 year or older Both males and females alike The patient must be able to sign a consent/assent form The patient must be seeking care and be suspected of malaria infection  Exclusion Criteria:  Eligible patient who refuses consent to study procedures Patient withdraws consent before or during the start of study procedures Patient, who, for any reason, refuses that sensitive data should not be processed.