Volume 15, Number 12—December 2009
Research
Possible Interruption of Malaria Transmission, Highland Kenya, 2007–2008
Table 3
Characteristic | 2007 May | 2007 Aug | 2007 Nov | 2008 Apr |
---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopy | ||||
No. P. falciparum positive | 14* | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. tested | 5,788 | 605 | 577 | 538 |
% P. falciparum positive |
0.24 |
0 |
0 |
0.19 |
Gametocytes | ||||
No. positive | 5† | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. tested | 5,788 | 605 | 577 | 538 |
% positive |
0.09 |
0 |
0 |
0.19 |
PCR | ||||
No. P. falciparum positive | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No. tested |
414 |
400 |
400 |
401 |
% P. falciparum positive | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
*Twelve persons who tested positive by microscopy were from Kipsamoite and 2 were from Kapsisiywa.
†Four persons who tested positive by gametocyte were from Kipsamoite and 1 was from Kapsisiywa.
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