Table 2

Malaria indicators and morbidity by study area


Sampovloun
Koh Kong
Preah Vihear

No
(%)
No
(%)
No
(%)

Microscopy diagnosis






No of examined slides
4074

2624

4954








P. spp. positive
123
(3.0)
184
(7.0)
610
(12.3)







single infections
115
(2.8)
167
(4.1)
573
(11.6)
P falciparum
59
(1.4)
120
(2.9)
455
(9.2)
P vivax
56
(1.4)
46
(1.1)
115
(2.3)
P malariae
0
(0.0)
1
(0.02)
3
(0.1)







mixed infections
8
(0.2)
17
(0.4)
37
(0.7)
P falciparum/vivax
8
(0.2)
14
(0.3)
36
(0.7)
P falciparum/malariae
0
(0.0)
3
(0.1)
1
(0.02)







Gametocyte carriage






P. falciparum
6
(9.0)
20
(14.6)
53
(10.8)
P. vivax
7
(10.9)
2
(3.3)
0
(0.0)







Spleen rates*






No of surveyed individuals
3451

2623

4954

with splenomegaly
46
(1.3)
23
(0.9)
60
(1.2)







No of children 2–9 years old
839

746

1620

with splenomegaly
10
(1.2)
11
(1.5)
35
(2.2)







No of P. spp. positive individuals
98

184

610

with splenomegaly
9
(9.2)
11
(6.0)
36
(5.9)







Fever rates*






No of surveyed individuals
3842

2623

4954

No of individuals with fever
210

415

603

malaria attributable fever cases†
35
(16.7)
42
(10.1)
199
(33.0)







No of P. spp. positive individuals
117

184

610

symptomatic malaria cases†
35
(29.9)
42
(22.8)
199
(32.6)

* For some individuals, fever and splenomegaly data were not available.

P. spp. positive individuals with fever

Results of microscopy diagnosis and clinical examination are shown for each surveyed area. Percentages of Plasmodium and subspecies infections are with respect to total numbers of examined slides, while rates of splenomegaly and fever are with respect to total numbers of surveyed individuals.

Incardona et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:37   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-37