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Table 1.

Samples collected, by age, and presence of P. falciparum, by microscopy or PCR, at each time point

Sample time	N	N (%) by age			Microscopy positive, P. falciparum, N (%)	PCR positive, P. falciparum, N (%)
Sample time	N	0–5 years	5–15 years	> 15 years	Microscopy positive, P. falciparum, N (%)	PCR positive, P. falciparum, N (%)
August 2007	604	91 (15)	177 (29)	336 (56)	0 (0.0)	1 (0.2)
April 2008	533	79 (15)	162 (30)	292 (55)	1 (0.2)	0 (0.0)
April 2009	513	80 (16)	155 (30)	278 (54)	2 (0.4)	2 (0.4)
May 2010	437	73 (17)	138 (32)	226 (52)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)

PCR = polymerase chain reaction; P. falciparum = Plasmodium falciparum.