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Table 3 Vivax malaria in Cameroon

From: Molecular evidence of Plasmodium vivax infection in Duffy negative symptomatic individuals from Dschang, West Cameroon

Study (ref.)

Study site

Total population, n

Malaria cases, n (%)

Vivax malaria cases

n

%a

Duffy neg, n

[16]

Five sitesb

485c

201 (41.4)

8

4

8/8

[17]

Douala city

60c

43 (71.7)

10

23.2

10/10

[18]

Bolifamba villaged

269e

87 (32.3)

13

4.8

6/13

Present study

Dschangf

484c

70 (14.5)

27

38.6

27/27

  1. aRelative proportion of P. vivax infection among total malaria cases
  2. bFive sites in southern Cameroon (Littoral, South, Centre and East regions)
  3. cAll symptomatic (febrile) individuals
  4. dSouth-West region of Cameroon
  5. eAll asymptomatic individuals
  6. fWest region of Cameroon
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