Background
Methods
Study area
Subject and blood sample collection
Malaria parasites identification
Entomological investigations and sporozoites detection
Results
Sex | Number of patients (%) | Thick blood film | Mean age (years) | Mean axillary temperature (°C) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%)
|
Negative (%)
| ||||
Male | 140 (59.1) | 37 (26.4) | 103 (73.6) | 32.8 | 38.9 |
Female | 97(40.9) | 24 (24.7) | 73 (75.3) | 35.1 | 38.9 |
Total
|
237(100)
|
61 (25.7)
|
176 (74.3)
|
33.9
|
38.9
|
Species | Parasite density | Total | Infection rate (%) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<50
|
50–499
|
500–4,999
|
5,000–49,999
| ≥ 50,000 | |||
P. falciparum
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
P. vivax
| 4 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 70.5** |
P. ovale
| 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 24.6 |
P. malariae
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mixed infection*** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 |
Total
|
5
|
22
|
18
|
15
|
1
|
61
|
25.7
|
District | N | Positive |
---|---|---|
Dar Naïm | 83 | 40 (65.6%)* |
Teyarett | 42 | 13 (21.3%) |
Toujounin | 22 | 3 (5%) |
Tevragh Zeina | 15 | 2 (3.3%) |
Ksar | 13 | 1 (1.6%) |
Arafat | 28 | 1 (1.6%) |
Sebkha | 4 | 0 |
Elmina | 11 | 0 |
Riyadh | 3 | 0 |
Others** | 16 | 1 (1.6%) |
Total
|
237
|
61 (100%)
|
Number of patients | Slides found positive | Slides found negative | |
---|---|---|---|
Presumptive
malaria (%)
| 231 (97.5%) | 61 (26.4%) | 170 (73.6%) |
Other*
(%)
| 6 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (100%) |
Total
(%)
| 237 (100%) | 61 (25.7%) | 176 (74.3%) |