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Table 2 The results of RDT, light microscopy, and HVUSqPCR in Cambodia, Thailand–Myanmar border areas, and Vietnam

From: The epidemiology of subclinical malaria infections in South-East Asia: findings from cross-sectional surveys in Thailand–Myanmar border areas, Cambodia, and Vietnam

 

Cambodia

Thailand–Myanmar border areas

Vietnam

Overall

RDT

 n

1447

1384

2177

5008

 No. pos

1 (0.1 %)

158 (11 %)

65 (3 %)

224 (5 %)

 Pf

1 (0.1 %)

108 (8 %)

39 (2 %)

148 (3 %)

 Non-PF

0

50 (4 %)

18 (1 %)

68 (1 %)

 Mixed

0

0

8 (0.4 %)

8 (0.2 %)

Microscopya

 n

1447

1532

2132

5111

 No. pos

8 (1 %)

144 (9 %)

77 (4 %)

229 (5 %)

 Pf

1 (0.1 %)

39 (3 %)

27 (1 %)

67 (1 %)

 Pv

7 (0.5 %)

105 (7 %)

46 (2 %)

158 (3 %)

HVUSqPCR

 n

1447

1536

1992

4975

 No. pos

229 (16 %)

520 (34 %)

239 (12 %)

988 (20 %)

 Pf

32 (2 %)

87 (6 %)

45 (2 %)

164 (3 %)

 Pv

48 (3 %)

230 (15 %)

79 (4 %)

357 (7 %)

 Mixed

4 (0.3 %)

21 (1 %)

31 (2 %)

56 (1 %)

 P. spp.

145 (10 %)

182 (12 %)

84 (4 %)

411 (8 %)

  1. N, number; No. pos, number positive; mixed, mixed infections P. falciparum and P. vivax; Pf, P. falciparum; non-PF, Plasmodium species other than P. falciparum; Pv P. vivax
  2. aLight microscopy did not detect mixed infections