Table 4.

Distribution of microscopically detected Plasmodium species in a population of 2,515 blood donors during the four seasons: long rainy season (LRS), short dry season (SDS), short rainy season (SRS), and long dry season (LDS)

Sampling period	Positive/donors	Positivity rate	Prevalence species
	(N =2515)	(%)	(N= 295)
LRS (May-June-July)	67/590	11.4	P. falciparum (64/67) 95.52%; *P. malariae (3/67) 4.47%; P. ovale (0) 0.0%
SDS (August -September)	48/409	11.7	P. falciparum (45/48) 93.75%; *P. malariae (3/48) 6.25%; P. ovale (0) 0.0%
SRS (October-November)	100/630	16.0	P. falciparum (96/100) 96.0%; *P. malariae (3/100) 3.0%; *P. ovale (1/100) 1.0%
LDS (December-January-February)	80/886	9.0	P. falciparum (75/79 (93.75%; *P. malariae (5/80) 6.25%; P. ovale (0) 0.00%
TOTAL	295/2,515	11.72	P. falciparum (280/295) 95.0%; *P. malariae (14/295) 5.0%; *P. ovale (1/295) 0.34% Mixed infection (15/295) 5.10%

*Mixed infection.