Table 1 Human subjects
From: Plasmodium vivax gametocyte infectivity in sub-microscopic infections
Early infected volunteers (n = 16) | Symptomatic volunteers (n = 16) | Asymptomatic volunteers (n = 14) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 63 | 75 | 42.8 |
Age (%) | |||
<25 | 25.0 | 37.5 | 14.3 |
25–34 | 56.0 | 37.5 | 14.3 |
>34 | 19.0 | 25 | 71.4 |
Mean | 29.7 | 28.9 | 36.4 |
Malaria previous episodes (%) | 56.0 | 93.8 | 71.4 |
Mean of malaria episodes | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
Symptoms (%) | |||
Chills | 69.0 | 81.5 | 0 |
Headache | 69.0 | 81.5 | 0 |
Fever | 56.0 | 25.5 | 0 |
PCR parasite density | |||
Mean parasitaemia (parasites/uL) | 425.6 | 5096 | 13.9 |
Infectivity to mosquitoes | |||
Infective samples (%) | 0 | 50 | 57 |
Mosquito prevalence (%) | 0 | 57 | 4.2 |
Mosquito intensity (mean oocyst) | 0 | 63.5 | 5.4 |