Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Dispatch
Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 Gene Deletions in Malaria-Hyperendemic Region, South Sudan
Table 1
Frequency of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletion by geographic origin of samples, South Sudan*
Location | No isolates included | Overall pfhrp2 deletion |
Overall pfhrp3 deletion |
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No. | Frequency, % (95% CI) | No. | Frequency, % (95% CI) | |||
All sites | 518 | 81 | 15.64 (12.62–19.06) | 104 | 20.08 (16.71–23.79) | |
Kasia | 50 | 6 | 12.00 (4.53–24.31) | 11 | 22.00 (11.53–35.96) | |
Yambio State Hospital | 44 | 13 | 29.55 (16.76–45.20) | 18 | 40.91 (26.34–56.75) | |
Birisi | 56 | 12 | 21.43 (11.59–34.44) | 12 | 21.43 (11.59–34.44) | |
Bureangburu | 62 | 7 | 11.29 (4.66–21.88) | 7 | 11.29 (4.66–21.88) | |
Bakiwiri | 58 | 6 | 10.34 (3.89–21.17) | 7 | 12.07 (4.99–23.30) | |
Gitikiri | 60 | 8 | 13.33 (5.94–24.59) | 14 | 23.33 (13.38–36.04) | |
Nambia | 70 | 14 | 20.00 (11.39–31.27) | 12 | 17.14 (9.18–28.03) | |
Mamboi | 51 | 5 | 9.80 (3.26–21.41) | 7 | 13.73 (5.70–26.25) | |
Masumbu | 67 | 10 | 14.93 (7.40–25.74) | 15 | 22.39 (13.11–34.22) | |
p value by χ2 test | 0.108 (13.089) |
0.014 (18.988) |
*Deletion frequency was calculated by dividing confirmed deletions by all confirmed Plasmodium falciparum samples included for analysis. pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletion frequency includes both single and double deletions. All analyses used a 95% CI and a p value of <0.05 for statistical significance.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.