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Table 1 Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum carriage, based on thick blood films, among adults, according to the administrative region

From: Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in asymptomatic rural Gabonese populations

Province

Sampling period

Villages

Population

+

%

95%CI

  

Total

surveyed

Total

surveyed

   

Estuaire

July 2005

100

30

53,459

309

44

14.2

10.6- 18.8

Woleu Ntem

April 2006

630

34

95,910

943

87

9.2

7.5- 11.3

Haut Ogooue

April 2007

171

18

50,196

364

29

8

5.5- 11.4

Moyen Ogooue

January 2006

226

31

31,089

611

44

7.2

5.3- 9.6

Nyanga

January 2007

113

16

20,544

412

28

6.8

4.6- 9.8

Ngounie

June 2006

233

22

52,115

454

16

3.5

2.1- 5.8

Ogooue Ivindo

June 2007

197

41

34,540

621

13

2.1

1.2- 3.6

Ogooue Lolo

September 2007

190

18

36,877

422

7

1.7

0.7- 3.5

Ogooue Maritime

May 2008

188

10

12,940

206

1

0.5

0- 2.7

TOTAL

 

2048

220

387,670

4342

269

6.2

5.5- 7