Table 1.
Country (Province) | Survey Type, Year | Age | Sex | Fever | Symptoms | Original Diagnosis | RDT Result | Test Type Used | PCR Result | Treatment Received or Prescribed |
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Angola (Uige) | HF survey, 2016 | 15 mo | Female | Yes | Stomachache, weakness, headache | None | Negative | Pf/Pv RDT | Plasmodium ovale | Antipyretic |
Angola (Uige) | HF survey, 2016 | 4 y | Male | Yes | Headache, stomachache, chills | Enteric disease | Negative | Pf/Pv RDT | P ovale | Antipyretic and an antibiotic |
Angola (Uige) | HF survey, 2016 | 60 y | Female | Yes | Joint pain, headache, lack of appetite | None | Negative | Pf/Pv RDT | P ovale | Antipyretic and an antibiotic |
Mozambique (Maptuo) | HF survey, 2018 | 23 y | Female | No | Chills, weakness, joint pain, headache | None | Negative | Pf RDT | P ovale | Antipyretic and albendazole |
Mozambique (Zambezia) | HF survey, 2018 | 4 y | Female | Yes | Headache, vomiting | None | Negative | Pf RDT | P ovale | Antipyretic and an antibiotic |
Mozambique (Zambezia) | HF survey, 2018 | 45 y | Female | Yes | Headache, joint pain, backache | None | Negative | Pf RDT | P ovale | Antipyretic and an antibiotic |
Mozambique (Zambezia) | HF survey, 2018 | 15 y | Male | Yes | Headache | None | Negative | Pf RDT | P ovale + Plasmodium falciparum | Antipyretic and an antibiotic |
Ethiopia (Amhara) | TES, 2017 | 15 y | Male | Yes | Unknown | Plasmodium vivax malaria | Negative | Microscopy, Pf/Pv RDT | P ovale | Chloroquine and 14-d primaquine |
Abbreviations: HF, health facility; Pf, Plasmodium falciparum; Pv, Plasmodium vivax; RDT, rapid diagnostic test; TES, therapeutic efficacy study.