Table 2 Species distribution and geographical origin of the 590 samples used for evaluation of the CareStartTM Malaria HRP-2/pLDH (Pf/pan) Combo Test

Geography

P. falciparum

P. vivax

P. ovale

P. malariae

No parasites seen

Africa (n = 444)

Eastern Africa

18

12

9

5

10

Northern Africa

1

1

1

Middle Africa

97

5

24

7

37

Southern Africa

6

1

1

1

Western Africa

145

4

27

6

25

Africa

1

Asia (n = 54)

Eastern Asia

1

3

Southern Asia

4

16

1

5

South-Eastern Asia

10

10

1

Western Asia

1

1

Asia

1

Latin America

and the Caribbean (n = 12)

Caribbean

1

1

South America

6

1

3

Oceania

(n = 4)

Melanesia

1

2

Micronesia

1

No data (n = 76)

36

18

12

4

6

Total (n = 590)

320

76

76

23

95