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Table 1 The distribution of asymptomatic Plasmodium species infection by district

From: Molecular evidence of high rates of asymptomatic P. vivax infection and very low P. falciparum malaria in Botswana

District(n)

Plasmodium species

P. falciparum (Pf)

P. vivax (Pv)

P. malariae (Pm)

Okavango(208)

1

1

0

Ngami(80)

1

1

0

Tutume(320)

0

54

2

Boteti(181)

0

0

0

Bobirwa(203)

0

0

0

North East(160)

0

0

0

Francistown(195)

0

4

1

Serowe-Palapye(361)

1

11

0

Ghanzi(163)

0

0

0

Kweneng West(375)

1

0

0

Kweneng East(687)

0

93

3

Kgatleng(358)

0

0

0

South East(174)

0

5

0

Good Hope(159)

0

0

0

Total (3624)

4

169a

6

  1. aThe odds of being infected with Pv decreased by 7 % for each year increase in age (OR 0.93, 95%CI 0.87–1.00, p = 0.056)