Table 5 Results of the sensitivity analysis, Amazon Region, Brazil, 2006.

Microscopy sensitivity for P. vivax

0.90

Microscopy dominated

Microscopy specificity for P. vivax

0.98

Microscopy dominated

Microscopy sensitivity for P. falciparum

0.90

1,649.77

0.83

Microscopy dominated

Specificity of OptiMal^® kit for P. vivax

0.95

58.92

0.80

15.86

Cost of OptiMal^®

4.93

333.33

3.59

778.80

Cost of transportation to perform one rapid test

3.08

Rapid test dominated

0.16

586.79

Cost of transportation to perform one thick smear

6.18

2,428.57

2.12

Rapid test dominated