Table 1 Result of blood specimens tested microscopically and by RDT
Region | P. falciparum | P. vivax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopically confirmed | Negative with RDT | % | Microscopically confirmed | Negative with RDT | % | |
Northern Red Sea | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anseba | 14 | 13 | 92.9 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
Gash Barka | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Debub | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 41 | 80.4 | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | |