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Table 1 Prevalence of pfhrp2− and pfhrp3− parasites in samples collected from February to May 2015

From: Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein-2 diversity and the implications for PfHRP 2: based malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Ghana

 

pfhrp2−/pfhrp3−

pfhrp2−/pfhrp3+

pfhrp2+/pfhrp3−

pfhrp2+/pfhrp3+

Accra (179)

3.9 % (7)

14 % (25)

16.2 % (29)

65.9 % (118)

Cape Coast (109)

27.5 % (30)

12.8 % (14)

17 % (19)

42 % (46)

  1. pfhrp2− no product obtained after pfhrp2 exon 2 PCR, pfhrp3− no product obtained after pfhrp3 exon 2 PCR, pfhrp2+ a product was obtained after pfhrp2 exon 2 PCR, pfhrp3+ a product was obtained after pfhrp3 exon 2 PCR. Frequency of occurrence is stated in parenthesis alongside prevalence expressed as a percent of the total population of 179 in Accra and 109 in Cape Coast
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