Table 1. Summary of the epidemiological data of naturally exposed individuals enrolled in the study.

	Median (IQ)	Frequency (N)
Gender
Male	-	55.9% (305)
Female	-	44.1% (240)
Malaria exposure
Age	33 (21–49)	-
Years of residence on endemic area	23 (16–37)	-
Number of past malaria infections	5 (2–10)	-
Months since the last malaria infection	1 (0–12)	-
Previous malaria species contracted
Plasmodium vivax	-	15.8% (86)
Plasmodium falciparum	-	10.8% (59)
Both species	-	57.6% (314)
Never infected / Not reported	-	15.8% (86)
Diagnosis
Plasmodium vivax	-	6.8% (37)
Plasmodium falciparum	-	4.6% (25)
P. falciparum + P. vivax	-	0% (0)
Not infected	-	89% (483)