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Prevalence of asymptomatic malaria by different diagnostic methods in Raya Kobo District, Northeast Ethiopia from February to April 2019 (N=270)
| Result | Diagnostic methods | Overall prevalence |
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| RDT (n=270) | Microscopy (n=270) | PCR (n=92) | ||
| P. falciparum | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| P. vivax | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Total positive (%) | 8 (3.0%) | 14 (5.2%) | 11 (12.0%) | 19 (7.0%) |
| Total negative (%) | 262 (97%) | 256 (94.8%) | 81 (88.0%) | 251 (93%) |
