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Table 2 Estimation of gametocyte prevalence

From: Diversity and immune responses against Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes in non-febrile school children living in Southern Ghana

Site

Month

RT-PCR (%)

Micro (%)

Obom

Jul-15

32 (49.2)

2 (3.1)

Oct-15

ND

0

Jan-16

ND

0

Abura

Jul-15

16 (22.2)

6 (8.3)

Oct-15

ND

1 (1.4)

Jan-16

ND

0

  1. RT-PCR, positive by Pfg377 RT-PCR; Micro, microscopy positive; ND, not determined; Jul-15, July 2015; Oct-15, October 2015; Jan-16, January 2016