Table 1.
Blood sampling periods through this study in the southern malaria endemic areas of Iran
| Sampling periods in the study |
Bashagard* |
Ghale-Ganj** |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of collected samples | Median age | No. of collected samples | Median age | |
| August 2009 (after the first peak) |
500 |
20 |
500 |
18 |
| October 2009 (within the second peak) |
474 |
20 |
453 |
18 |
| March 2010 (after the second peak) | 456 | 19 | 442 | 18 |
*Malaria transmission in Bashagard district in Hormozgan province is year-round with two peaks, the first in June-July and the second in September-October.
**Malaria transmission in Ghale-Ganj district in Kerman province is year-round with two peaks, the first from June-July and the second in October.