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Table 7 Positivity rate of pLDH ELISA and antibody ELISA tests according to infecting donors by Plasmodium during the seasons, long rainy season (LRS), short dry season (SDS), short rainy season (SRS), and long dry season (LDS)

From: Is a Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA)-based assay a valid tool for detecting risky malaria blood donations in Africa?

  

Season

  

LRS

SDS

SRS

LDS

TOTAL

pLDH ELISA

POS

142 (24.1%)

206 (50.3%)

323 (51.3%)

295 (33.3%)

966 (38.4%)

Antibody ELISA

POS

453 (76.7%)

288 (70.1%)

368 (58.4%)

751 (84.7%)

1.859 (73.9%)