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Table 2 Prevalence in the three villages by microscopy

From: Elimination of Plasmodium falciparum in an area of multi-drug resistance

 

Village 1 (PLU) May 2010

Village 2 (WLM) Dec 2011

Village 3 (TMK) May 2012

Number (%) positive for P. falciparum*

 Adult males

2/176 (1.2 %)

22/177 (12.4 %)

6/75 (8.0 %)

 Adult females

3/167 (1.7 %)

2/146 (1.4 %)

7/90 (7.8 %)

 Children

0/234 (0 %)

15/213 (7.0 %)

28/236 (11.9 %)

 Total

5/577** (0.9 %)

39/536 (7.3 %)

41/401 (10.2 %)

Number (%) positive for P. vivax *

 Adult males

29/176 (16.5 %)

16/177 (9.0 %)

13/75 (17.3 %)

 Adult females

17*/167 (10.2 %)

12/146 (8.2 %)

9/90 (10.0 %)

 Children

16/234 (6.8 %)

33/213 (15.5 %)

63/236 (26.7 %)

 Total

62/577* (10.7 %)

61/536 (11.4 %)

85/401 (21.2 %)

  1. * Mixed infections are counted in both species.
  2. ** 3 slides were unreadable.