From: Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates based on MSP-1 and MSP-2 genes from Kolla-Shele area, Arbaminch Zuria District, southwest Ethiopia
Characteristics of patients
Values
Mean age
7.47 ± 5.3
Age range
6 months to 20 years
Sex ratio ( M/F)
1.1 (45/43)
Geometric mean parasitaemia (parasites/μl)
7,701.5 (5839.9-10156.4).
Parasite density range
1000 to 100,000