Table 1.
Malaria positivity rate determined by RDT in two national groups, Myanmar (2016-2018)
| Test | Rakhine | Chin | Combined sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDT (n = 164) | usPCR (n = 164) | RDT (n = 156) | usPCR (n = 156) | RDT (n = 320) | usPCR (n = 320) | |
| Malaria positive | 28 (17%) | 41 (25%) | 14 (9%) | 26 (17%) | 42 (13%) | 67 (21%) |
| Specific species | ||||||
| Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) | 24 (15%) | 31 (19%) | 6 (4%) | 13 (8%) | 30 (9%) | 44 (14%) |
| Plasmodium vivax (Pv) | 3 (2%) | 5 (3%) | 7 (4%) | 11 (7%) | 10 (3%) | 16 (5%) |
| Mixed (Pf and Pv) | 1 (0.6%) | 5 (3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (1%) | 2 (0.6%) | 7 (2%) |