Table 1 Comparison of screening results for blood samples from community mass blood surveys and passive case detection in the Thai–Myanmar border area
| Â | qPCR (reference) | Expert light microscopy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Number of samples | P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. malariae | Mixed Pf + Pv | Negative |
Community mass blood survey | ||||||
 P. vivax | 21 | – | 2 | – | – | 19 |
 P. falciparum | 10 | – | – | – | – | 10 |
 Mixed Pf + Pv | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 5 |
 Mixed Pf + P. ovale | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Mixed Pf + Pv + Po | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Mixed Pf + Pv + Po + P. malariae | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Negative | 1306 | – | – | – | – | 1306 |
 Total n | 1347 | – | 3 | – | – | 1344 |
Hospital and malaria clinic PCD | ||||||
 P. falciparum | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – |
 P. vivax | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 |
 P. malariae | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
 Mixed Pf + Pv | 22 | 5 | 14 | – | – | 3 |
 Negative | 265 | – | – | – | – | 265 |
 Total n | 297 | 10 | 15 | 1 | – | 271 |