From: Failure to detect Plasmodium vivax in West and Central Africa by PCR species typing
Species | Total number | Species prevalence (per 100 P. falciparum cases) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Imported to the USA1 | Local population2 | Imported to the USA1 | Local population2 | |
P. falciparum | 545 | 903 | - | - |
P. vivax | 32 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 |
P. malariae | 34 | 62 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
P. ovale | 26 | 29 | 4.8 | 3.2 |