TABLE 2. Comparison of malaria species reported on the specimen submission form and CDC laboratory results*— United States, 2014.
| Species reported on the specimen submission form | Species identified by CDC’s reference laboratory |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. falciparum | P. vivax | P. ovale | P. malariae | Mixed | Total | |
|
P. falciparum
|
38 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39
|
|
P. vivax
|
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8
|
|
P. ovale
|
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5
|
|
P. malariae
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6
|
| Mixed Plasmodium species |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
| Unknown/Missing |
123† |
27 |
28 |
7 |
2 |
187
|
| Total | 163 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 245 |
* Of the 245 samples CDC tested, 191 (78.0%) had an incorrect or unknown species annotated on the specimen submission form.
† Includes one sample reported as Babesia on the specimen submission form.