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. 2016 Feb 18;15:101. doi: 10.1186/s12936-016-1159-z

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Fig. 1 — Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in samples collected in 2015. a Giemsa-stained thick blood smears were read and parasite prevalence estimated by microscopy was compared with data obtained from the PCR genotyping of genomic DNA extracted from a DBS. Each Giemsa-stained blood smear analyzed had a corresponding DBS sample. b The frequencies of positivity (obtaining a positive test results) obtained by PCR, PfHRP-2 RDT and microscopy in the samples collected in April 2015 from Accra and Cape Coast