a. Characteristics of the study patients | ||||
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No. examined (Plasmodium positive cases) | 48 | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years) | 3 to 61 (mean ± SD: 28 ± 12) |  | ||
Sex | 47 male, 1 female | Â | Â | |
Body temperature (°C) | 37.7 to 39.6 (mean ± SD: 38.5 ± 0.5) | |||
Estimated location of infection | Total | Pf | Pv | Pf + Pv |
In the National Park | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
In the commune | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
b. Malaria diagnosis results of the study sample | ||||
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Infected Plasmodium species | Microscopy | RDT | PCR | Â |
Pf | 24 | 24 | 23 | Â |
Pv | 24 | 24 | 24 | Â |
Pm | 0 | – | 0 |  |
Pf + Pv | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |