Table 2.
Proportions of malaria infections containing P. vivax and P. falciparum at each of three health facilities sampled in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania
| Health facility and year of sampling |
Number of cases sampled |
P. vivax alone | P. falciparum alone |
P. vivax
and P. falciparum mixed |
Proportion of P. vivax (Pv/[Pv + Pf]) a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | |||||
| Teyarett Health Centre | 53 | 49 (92 %) | 4 (8 %) | 0 | 0.92 |
| National Hospital Centre | 43 | 16 (37 %) | 16 (37 %) | 11 (26 %) | 0.50 |
| 2013 | |||||
| Teyarett Health Centre | 73 | 62 (85 %) | 10 (14 %) | 1 (1 %) | 0.84 |
| Cheikh Zayed Hospital Centre | 7 | 3 (43 %) | 4 (57 %) | 0 | 0.43 |
aRelative proportions of each species at each hospital are estimated by counting numbers of infections with each species, with each being counted separately from mixed species infections