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Table 4 Speciation observed for positive smears (N = 3267)

From: Longitudinal household surveillance for malaria in Rakai, Uganda

Malaria species

Confirmed clinical malaria n (%)

Asymptomatic parasitaemia n (%)

Total n (%)

Plasmodium falciparum

220 (7)

2778 (93)

2998 (92)

Plasmodium malariae

3 (2)

193 (98)

196 (6)

Plasmodium vivax

10 (5)

176 (95)

186 (6)

  1. Multiple species were identified for 113 positive smears, so the total count shows as higher than the number of positive slides