Table 6 Description of participants with pfhrp2/3 deletions (n = 5), Aweil, South Sudan, 2019
Age | Sex | Presence of pfhrp2/3 genes | HRP2 RDT result | pLDH RDT result | Microscopy result | Parasite density by microscopy (parasites/µl) | Speciation by PCR | P. falciparum cycle threshold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5y | M | hrp2−/hrp3− | Positive | Positive | Negative | – | P. falciparum | 28.18 |
8y | M | hrp2−/hrp3− | Negative | Positive | P. malariae | 1452 | P. falciparum P. malariae P. vivax | 24.32 |
1y | F | hrp2−/hrp3- | Positive | Positive | P. falciparum | 311 | P. falciparum | 27.37 |
9 m | M | hrp2−/hrp3 + | Positive | Positive | P. falciparum | 29744 | P. falciparum | 22.01 |
8y | F | hrp2 + /hrp 3− | Positive | Positive | P. falciparum P. malariae | 3538 | P. falciparum P. malariae | 23.88 |