Table 1.
Characteristics of the 11 patients that presented with malaria during the 2013 outbreak in Palma Real, La Convención Province, Cusco Department, Peru
| Sample ID | Age | Sex | Parasitemia | Health center | Diagnosis date | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 854* | 26 | Male | F§ | Palma real | November 14, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 1885* | 32 | Male | F∥ | Palma real | November 14, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 1886* | 30 | Male | F∥ | Hospital Quillabamba | November 14, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 1930* | 33 | Male | F∥ | Palma real | November 15, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 1913 | 17 | Male | F§ | Palma real | November 15, 2013 | Ivanqui |
| 1952 | 25 | Female | F§ | Palma real | November 16, 2013 | Ivanqui |
| 2033 | 32 | Male | F§ | Palma real | November 17, 2013 | Ivanqui |
| 2109 | 52 | Male | F§ | Palma real | November 18, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 2139 | 2 | Female | F§ | Palma real | November 18, 2013 | Ivanqui |
| 2303 | 24 | Male | F‡ | Palma real | November 22, 2013 | Rosalina |
| 2443 | 28 | Female | No slide available† | Palma real | November 25, 2013 | Ivanqui |
F = Plasmodium falciparum.
*
Patient specimens available for molecular analysis.
†
Plasmodium falciparum malaria was positively diagnosed (but undocumented) locally at the Palma Real Health Center. Blood film was not available to the Cusco Department of Health for confirmatory diagnosis.
‡
One parasite per field in 100 fields.
§
Between 2 and 20 parasites per field in 100 fields.
∥
Between 21 and 200 parasites per field in 100 fields.