**3.5 Other non specific laboratory tests in malaria diagnosis**

Some workers have identified some other non malaria haematological indicators of the diagnosis and course of malaria (Ida E et al, 2007). Such include low levels of thrombocyte, leucocytes and coagulation factors II- VII-X as well as raised levels of C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase and bilirubin. It is suggested that these could serve as markers of active disease as well as for monitoring during treatment and especially so when malaria parasites are difficult to identify.
