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Table 3 Malaria geographical distribution in the study areas

From: Implementing a novel capture and ligation probe-PCR method in mass screen and treatment to support malaria elimination efforts in the China-Myanmar border region

Study area

Distance from Laiza City

No. of screened participants

No. of screened positive

The PCR-detected parasite prevalence rate (%)

Final species identification (No.)

P.v

P.f

Mix

Sha-it Yang Village

Far

89

17

19.10

4

11

2

Laiza City

–

2903

82

2.82

82

0

0

Je Yang Hka IDP Camp

Near

3589

74

2.06

74

0

0

Ja Htu Kawng Village

Near

108

2

1.85

1

1

0

Mai Sak Pa Village

Near

229

3

1.31

1

2

0

Mung Seng Yang Village

Near

396

4

1.01

4

0

0

Woi Chyai IDP Camp

Near

1114

7

0.63

7

0

0

Hpunlum Yang IDP Camp

Near

1981

11

0.56

11

0

0

Dum Bung IDP Camp

Near

227

1

0.44

1

0

0

Border School

Near

528

1

0.19

1

0

0

Army Camps

Near

1827

2

0.11

2

0

0

La Mai Yang Village

Far

34

0

0

0

0

0

Mung Lai Hkyet Village

Far

700

0

0

0

0

0

Hpaw Gyung Village

Far

144

0

0

0

0

0

Pa Jau Village

Far

398

0

0

0

0

0

Hpa Lap Village

Far

47

0

0

0

0

0

Maga Yang Village

Far

603

0

0

0

0

0

Na Ru Village

Far

121

0

0

0

0

0

Total

15,038

204

1.36

188

14

2