Table 2 Malariometric indices for the east and the west regions, in August and November 2005
| Â | East | West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | August (N = 384) | November (N = 384) | August (N = 420) | November (N = 420) | ||||
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
P. falciparum parasite* | ||||||||
   Positive | 31 | 8.1 | 13 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.5 |
P. vivax parasite* | ||||||||
   Positive | 17 | 4.4 | 8 | 2.1 | 45 | 10.7 | 38 | 9.1 |
P. falciparum serology | ||||||||
   Positive | 88 | 22.9 | 189 | 49.2 | 57 | 13.6 | 30 | 7.1 |
P. vivax serology | ||||||||
   Positive | 49 | 12.8 | 43 | 11.2 | 85 | 20.2 | 56 | 13.3 |