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Table 1 Malaria transmission levels and reporting rates over time for the study districts

From: Evaluation of malaria outbreak detection methods, Uganda, 2022

Region

District

Original transmission category

Malaria incidence/1000 population

% Reporting rates

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

   

High Transmission Regions

West Nile

Yumbe

High

483

551

659

696

565

89

98

100

97

100

West Nile

Nebbi

High

390

420

741

517

463

81

95

94

87

80

Acholi

Lamwo

High

960

356

567

756

753

81

85

93

92

86

   

Medium Transmission Regions

Acholi

Nwoya

High

264

347

659

473

277

86

84

82

94

100

Karamoja

Moroto

Medium

294

224

389

473

458

80

96

89

90

90

South Central

Butambala

Low

593

309

508

383

241

86

80

95

84

88

Tooro

Bundibugyo

Low

437

300

359

340

380

89

96

95

91

96

   

Low Transmission Regions

Kigezi

Kanungu

Very low

247

148

211

247

219

80

80

80

80

84

Lango

Alebtong

Medium

117

40

72

152

394

80

83

90

87

90

Bukedi

Kibuku

Medium

60

19

25

60

470

89

97

100

96

100

South Central

Mpigi

Low

332

114

168

131

84

97

93

85

80

82

   

Very Low Transmission Regions

Tooro

Ntoroko

Low

100

35

53

88

121

91

91

82

98

89

Kigezi

Rukiga

Very low

42

16

16

14

51

80

83

81

93

100

Kigezi

Kisoro

Very low

31

29

99

32

16

80

84

84

80

84

Kigezi

Rubanda

Very low

24

13

15

16

14

95

97

93

92

97

Bugisu

Bukwo

Low

68

37

70

36

90

92

94

100

89

90