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Table 2 Malaria prevalence (by microscopy and PCR) and seroprevalence

From: Assessing malaria transmission in a low endemicity area of north-western Peru

 

n

N

%

95% CI

Prevalence by microscopy

P. vivax

8

2,667

0.3

[0.2; 0.6]

Parasite density/μl, median [range]

432 [112; 1,529]

  

Prevalence by PCR

P. vivax

25

2,667

0.9

[0.7; 1.4]

 

P. falciparum

1

2,667

0.04

[0.01; 0.3]

 

Any species

26

2,667

1

[0.6; 1.4]

Seroprevalence

PvMSP119

360

2,653

13.6

[12.2; 15.1]

 

PfGLURP

259

2,653

9.8

[8.6; 11.1]

 

Total

567

2,653

21.4

[19.7; 23.1]