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Table 4 The diagnosis of imported P. ovale and P. falciparum in Anhui, 2012–2019

From: Epidemiological profile of Plasmodium ovale spp. imported from Africa to Anhui Province, China, 2012–2019

Variables

P. ovale (n = 115) N (%)

P. falciparum (n = 733) N (%)

P value

Latency (days), Median (IQR)a

49 (16.5, 169.5)

6 (2, 10)

 < 0.001

Time from onset to first medical visit (days), Median (IQR)

1 (0, 3)

1 (0, 2)

0.479

Time from first medical visit to diagnosis (days), Median (IQR)

1 (0, 3)

1 (0, 2)

0.091

Parasite detectionb,c

107 (93.04)

686 (93.59)

0.826

Species identificationc,d

23 (20.00)

636 (86.77)

 < 0.001

  1. aCases with onset of symptoms before arrival were not included in the analysis
  2. bThe results of diagnosis came from the reporting units
  3. cParasite detection: calculated according to whether or not a parasite was detected [13]
  4. dSpecies identification: calculated based on the number of correctly identified species [16]
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Malaria Journal

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