Dynamics of the Composition of Plasmodium Species Contained within Asymptomatic Malaria Infections in the Central Region of Ghana

Figure 3

Distribution of the different Plasmodium parasites. The prevalence of mono and mixed Plasmodium species contained in infections identified in 2017 and 2019. Pf, P. falciparum; Po, P. ovale; Pm, P. malariae; infected, all Plasmodium parasites; <10, children less than 10 years; ≥10, children aged 10 years or greater. Plasmodium vivax was excluded from the graph because no sample tested positive after the P. vivax-specific PCR. The data represent the % prevalence of the overall number of children sampled in each group at each time point.