Table 3 Community parasite prevalences (P. falciparum and P. malariae) by PCR; all age groups in May/June
Year | Micheweni district | North A district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samples tested | Positive | Positivity rate (95% CI) | Samples tested | Positive | Positivity rate (95% CI) | |
2005 | 190 | 53 | 27.9% (21.7–34.9) | 288 | 47 | 16.3% (12.2–21.1) |
2009 | 1410 | 72 | 5.1% (4.0–6.4) | 1013 | 9 | 0.9% (0.4–1.7) |
2011 | 1378 | 45 | 3.3% (2.4–4.4) | 1599 | 22 | 1.4% (0.9–2.1) |
2013 | 1575 | 42 | 2.7% (1.9–3.6) | 1448 | 26 | 1.8% (1.2–2.6) |
2015 | 1519 | 26 | 1.7% (1.1–2.4) | 1497 | 28 | 1.9% (1.2–2.6) |