Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients.

	Control malaria-free (n=43)	Asymptomatic parasitemia (n=18)	Febrile malaria (n=7)
Female- no. (%)*	17/27 (63)	12 (66)	6 (86)
Age distribution- no.(%)
Neonates (cord blood)	6 (14)	–	–
Young children (1-6 yrs)	12 (28)	6 (33)	5 (71)
Older children (7-11 yrs)	15 (35)	12 (67)	2 (29)
Adults	10 (23)	–	–
Median age (min.-max.)*	7 (1-11)	8 (2-11)	5 (3-8)
CMV serology*
Positive IgG (%)	22/27 (81)	14 (78)	6 (86)
Negative IgG (%)	1/27 (4)	2 (11)
Unknown	4/27 (15)	2 (11)	1 (14)

*Information presented for children only.