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Prevalence of infection (%) as detected by PCR, according the district and sampling period.
| Sampling period | 1998/2000 | 2003 | |
| Overall | 8 (n = 403) | 4 (n = 327) | |
| District | Praia | 2 (n = 236)* | 4 (n = 132) |
| Santa Cruz | 11 (n = 18)§ | 0 (n = 67) | |
| Santa Catarina | 17 (n = 149) | 8 (n = 80) | |
| Tarrafal | ND | 6 (n = 48) |
* All samples collected by Active Case Detection; § All samples collected by Passive Case Detection
