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Table 2 Monthly and seasonal variation of the prevalence of malarial parasitemia and fever in Bolifamba (September 2013 –August 2014)

From: The current status of malaria epidemiology in Bolifamba, atypical Cameroonian rainforest zone: an assessment of intervention strategies and seasonal variations

Season and month

Rainfall (mm)

No. and (%) of subjects

Examined for parasitaemia

Parasitaemic*

Examined for fever

Febrile**

Rainy Season

     

 September 2013

156.50

100

18 (18.0)

99

18 (18.2)

 October 2013

80.00

87

7 (8.0)

86

24(27.9)

Dry Season

     

 November 2013

0.00

82

16 (19.5)

82

9 (10.9)

 December 2013

0.00

99

16 (16.2)

98

27 (27.6)

 January 2014

0.00

103

34 (33.0)

102

19 (18.6)

 February 2014

0.00

109

30 (27.2)

109

22 (20.0)

Rainy season

     

 March 2014

36.60

91

42 (46.2)

89

11 (12.3)

 April 2014

78.70

103

81 (78.6)

102

21 (20.6)

 May 2014

88.50

102

51 (50.0)

100

9 (9.0)

 June 2014

98.80

102

42 (41.2)

99

16 (16.2)

 July 2014

197.10

99

28 (28.3)

97

13 (13.4)

 August 2014

36.60

108

34 (31.5)

104

23 (22.1)

Total

772.80

1185

399 (33.7)

1167

212 (18.2)

  1. *: χ2 = 175.274 (p < 0.0001); **: χ2 = 25.372 (p < 0.01)