Table 2. Prevalence of P.falciparum infection and gametocyte carriage.
Tests | RDT | Microscopy | RT-LAMP | RT-PCR | |||
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Target | All stages | Asexual stages | Mature gametocytes |
PfExp1 (asexual stages) |
Pfs16 (all sexual stages) |
Pfs16 (all sexual stages) |
Pfs25 (mature gametocytes) |
Results | 224 (62.1%) |
205 (56.8%) |
7 (1.9%) |
225 (62.3%) |
131 (36.3%) |
87 (24.1%) |
32 (8.9%) |