From: Age-structured gametocyte allocation links immunity to epidemiology in malaria parasites
Study Site | age group | Trophozoite prevalence (%) | N | Mean trophozoite density (± CI95%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 0–5 | 66.4 | 42 | 3965 (2613–5317) |
Rural | 6–9 | 71 | 119 | 1726 (1199–2253) |
 | 10–15 | 69.5 | 104 | 1387 (879–1895) |
 | 15+ | 39.5 | 148 | 829 (500–1158) |
Cameroon | 5–10 | NA | 14 | 7600 (2720–12480) |
Urban | 11–14 |  | 25 | 8471 (4616–12326) |
 | 15–20 |  | 20 | 9721 (5103–14339) |
 | 21–25 |  | 19 | 5842 (2169–9515) |
 | 25+ |  | 17 | 5934 (2020–9848) |
Kenya | 1–4 | 89 | 63 | 1603 (968–2654) |
 | 5–9 | 94 | 83 | 654 (444–963) |
 | 10–14 | 90 | 88 | 188 (134–264) |
 |  | Trophozoite Incidence (%) |  |  |
Sri Lanka | Â | Â | Â | Â |
P. vivax | 0–5 | 10 | 753 | NA |
 | 6–15 | 13.8 | 829 |  |
 | 16–25 | 9.4 | 712 |  |
 | 26–50 | 6.5 | 1080 |  |
 | 50+ | 3.9 | 251 |  |
P. falciparum | 0–5 | 7.4 | 753 |  |
 | 6–15 | 20.1 | 829 |  |
 | 16–25 | 17.4 | 712 |  |
 | 26–50 | 12.8 | 1080 |  |
 | 50+ | 7.6 | 251 |  |