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Table 3 Parasite species prevalence of traveler's malaria imported into the USA (2001-2005) from Burkina Faso, Gabon, Republic of Congo / Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana compared to that of the local populations.

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

  1. 1 2001–2005, data from [17, 3135]
  2. 2 data from the current survey