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Table 2 Plasmodium species prevalence across years in the overall population

From: Plasmodium species occurrence, temporal distribution and interaction in a child-aged population in rural Burkina Faso

  

Seasons

p-value*

  

2007

2008

2009

2010

 

Parasite Prevalence (%)

Number of children

212

274

177

167

 

All Plasmodium

64.2

71.9

71.2

76.6

0.06

P. falciparum

63.2

70.4

66.7

72. 5

0.2

P. malariae

0.9

5.1

8.5

13.2

3.93 e-06

P. ovale

0.5

0.7

1.7

1.8

0.5

Gametocyte Prevalence (%)

Number of infected children

136

197

126

128

 

All Plasmodium

33.8

36.0

38.1

53.1

0.005

P. falciparum

30.9

31.5

26.2

40.6

0.09

P. malariae

2.2

3.6

11.1

14.1

9.5 e-05

 

P. ovale

0.7

1.0

1.6

1.6

0.8

  1. * p-value tests for variation across years.
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