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Table 3 Distribution of symptomatic, oligosymptomatic and asymptomatic PCR/microscopy positive malaria cases during monsoon and dry season

From: High prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in south-eastern Bangladesh

Survey I (monsoon season)

Symptomatic malaria cases

Oligosymtomatic malaria cases

Asymptomatic malaria cases

P. f.

11/5 (4.3/3.1%)

52/41 (20.3/25.5%)

193/115 (75.4/71.4%)

P. v.

2/1 (3.4/2.7%)

12/8 (20.3/21.6%)

45/28 (76.3/75.7%)

P. m.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

1/0 (12.5/0.0%)

7/0 (87.5/0.0%)

P. o.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

2/0 (33.3/0.0%)

4/0 (66.7/0.0%)

Mixed infections

1/0 (0.0/0.9%)

19/1 (17.9/25.0%)

86/3 (81.1/75.0%)

Total

14/6 (3.2/3.0%)

86/50 (19.8/24.7%)

335/146 (77.0/72.3%)

Survey II (dry season)

   

P. f.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

10/2 (14.7/8.0%)

58/23 (85.3/92.0%)

P. v.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

3/2 (12.0/28.6%)

22/5 (88.0/71.4%)

P. m.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

5/0 (0.0/100%)

P. o.

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

1/0 (0.0/100%)

Mixed infections

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

17/3 (100/100%)

Total

0/0 (0.0/0.0%)

13/4 (11.2/11.4%)

103/31 (88.8/88.6%)