Table 1 |
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Prevalence of asymptomatic carriage of P. falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa |
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Gabon [7] |
Kenya [9] |
Mozambique [5] |
Senegal [6] |
The Gambia [8] |
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Population studied |
Adult males 18-51 years old |
Children 5-17 years old |
Children under 10 years old |
Children 2-10 years old |
Individuals >6 months old |
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Prevalence of asymptomatic carriage (method of detection) |
12% (microscopy) 27% (RDT) 52% (PCR) |
12.6% (microscopy) 33.3% (RDT) |
39.2% (microscopy) |
35% (microscopy) |
32% (microscopy) |
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Ogutu et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:30 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-30 |
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