Table 1 Proportion of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections detected among 48 schoolchildren over 2 years sampling period in Kedougou, Senegal
From: Asymptomatic Plasmodium vivax infections among Duffy-negative population in Kedougou, Senegal
Sampling period | Plasmodium genus screening | Total | Malaria species screening* | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | P. falciparum n (%) | P. vivax n (%) | |||
May 2010 | 15 (31.2) | 33 (68.75) | 48 | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 15 |
November 2010 | 28 (58.3) | 20 (41.66) | 48 | 23 (82.1) | 5 (17.9) | 28 |
May 2011 | 10 (20.8) | 38 (79.17) | 48 | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | 10 |
November 2011 | 21 (43.7) | 27 (56.25) | 48 | 19 (90.5) | 2 (9.5) | 21 |
Total | 74 (38.5) | 118 (61.5) | 192 | 59 (79.7) | 15 (20.3) | 74 |