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Table 5 Malaria prevalence by Microscopy and PCR post-chemoprevention in WLM

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

 

June 2012

July 2012

August 2012

December 2012

Number (%) of M/S*

Number (%) of PCR

Number (%) of M/S**

Number (%) of PCR

Number (%) of M/S

Number (%) of PCR

Number (%) of M/S***

Number (%) of PCR

P. falciparum

8/560* (1.4 %)

24/346 (6.9 %)

0/409** (0.0 %)

5/270 (1.9 %)

1/263 (0.4 %)

5/178 (2.8 %)

1/425*** (0.2 %)

1/370 (0 %)

 Adult male

4/151 (2.6 %)

8/72 (11.1 %)

0/112 (0.0 %)

1/60 (1.6 %)

1/76 (1.3 %)

3/42 (7.1 %)

1/93 (1.1 %)

0/92 (0.0 %)

 Adult female

1/171 (0.6 %)

8/121 (6.6 %)

0/117 (0.0 %)

0/96 (0.0 %)

0/75 (0.0 %)

1/58 (1.7 %)

0/134 (0.0 %)

0/133 (0.0 %)

 Child

3/238 (1.3 %)

8/153 (5.2 %)

0/180 (0.0 %)

4/114 (3.5 %)

0/112 (0.0 %)

1/78 (1.3 %)

0/198 (0.0 %)

0/145 (0.0 %)

P. vivax

61/560 (10.9 %)

122/346 (35.5 %)

18/409 (4.4 %)

45/270 (16.7 %)

14/263 (5.3 %)

30/178 (16.9 %)

37/425 (8.7 %)

29/370 (7.8 %)

 Adult male

16/151 (10.6 %)

23/72 (31.9 %)

1/112 (0.9 %)

4/60 (6.7 %)

2/76 (2.6 %)

3/42 (7.1 %)

7/93 (7.5 %)

4/92 (4.3 %)

 Adult female

9/171 (5.3 %)

35/121 (28.9 %)

1/117 (0.9 %)

2/96 (2.1 %)

1/75 (1.3 %)

2/58 (3.4 %)

7/134 (5.2 %)

7/133 (5.3 %)

 Child

36/238 (15.1 %)

64/153 (41.8 %)

16/180 (8.9 %)

39/114 (34.1 %)

11/112 (9.8 %)

25/78 (32.0 %)

23/198 (11.6 %)

18/145 (12.4 %)

Indeterminate

NA

57/346 (16.5 %)

NA

27/270 (10.0 %)

NA

27/178 (15.2 %)

NA

15/370 (4.1 %)

 Adult male

NA

12/72 (16.7 %)

NA

7/60 (11.7 %)

NA

11/42 (26.2 %)

NA

4/92 (4.3 %)

 Adult female

NA

23/121 (19.0 %)

NA

6/96 (6.3 %)

NA

5/58 (8.6 %)

NA

0/133 (0.0 %)

 Child

NA

22/153 (14.4 %)

NA

14/114 (12.3 %)

NA

11/78 (14.1 %)

NA

6/145 (4.1 %)

Negative

493/560 (88.0 %)

153/346 (44.2 %)

391/409 (95.6 %)

196/270 (72.6 %)

248/263 (94.3 %)

117/178 (65.7 %)

387/425 (91.1 %)

326/370 (88.1 %)

 Adult male

131/151 (86.8 %)

32/72 (44.4 %)

111/112 (99.1 %)

48/60 (80.0 %)

73/76 (96.1 %)

25/42 (59.5 %)

85/93 (91.4 %)

84/92 (91.3 %)

 Adult female

111/171 (94.7 %)

56/121 (46.2 %)

116/117 (99.1 %)

88/96 (91.7 %)

74/75 (98.7 %)

50/58 (86.2 %)

127/134 (94.8 %)

126/133 (94.7 %)

 Child

73/238 (84.0 %)

65/153 (42.5 %)

164/180 (91.1 %)

60/114 (52.6 %)

104/112 (90.2 %)

42/78 (53.8 %)

175/198 (88.4 %)

121/145 (83.4 %)

  1. Mixed infections are counted in both species.
  2. * 2 slides were unreadable.
  3. ** 7 slides were unreadable.
  4. *** 1 slide was unreadable.