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ELISA and IFAT results for all subjects
| ELISA malaria antibody test | |||||
| Positive | Equivocal | Negative | Total | ||
| IFAT | Positive | 68 | 3 | 4 | 75 |
| Equivocal | 5 | 0 | 15 | 20 | |
| Negative | 34 | 15 | 3026 | 3075 | |
| Total | 107 | 18 | 3045 | 3170 | |
ELISA analytical sensitivity and specificity in comparison to IFAT are respectively 90.6% (68/75) (CI: 83.8 – 97.6%) and 98.7% (3056/3095) (CI: 98.3 – 99.1%), equivocal results considered as negative.
