Table 1 Basic malaria indicators in the study districts
Indicator | Kanchanpur | Kailali | Dadeldhura |
|---|---|---|---|
Blood slides tested | 13,410 | 10,187 | 727 |
Positive cases (% of total sample collected) | 87 (0.7) | 295 (2.9) | 14 (1.9) |
Number of positive cases treated (% of slide positivity) | 85 (97.7) | 268 (90.8) | 14 (100) |
Plasmodium vivax | |||
 Indigenous | 34 | 121 | 5 |
 Imported | 48 | 48 | 9 |
Plasmodium falciparum | |||
 Indigenous | 1 | 7 | 0 |
 Imported | 5 | 18 | 0 |