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Table 3 Comparison between method of diagnosis and level of reporting/diagnosis facility, China, 2013–2017

From: Imported malaria cases in former endemic and non-malaria endemic areas in China: are there differences in case profile and time to response?

 

Former malaria endemic areas

 

P value

Number

Proportion (%)

Number

Proportion (%)

Method of diagnosis

    

0.9

 Laboratory confirmeda

16 021

99.6

616

95.8

 

 Clinical

69

0.4

27

4.2

Level of reporting & diagnosis health facility

  

< 0.001

 Township

1023

6

1

<  1

 

 County

6568

41

20

3

 Prefecture

7270

45

438

68

 Private hospital

232

1

4

<  1

 Provincial

804

5

177

27.5

 POEb

68

<  1

3

<  1

 Missing

125

<  1

0

0

 
  1. aDiagnosis confirmed by Laboratory test which include Rapid Diagnosis Test (RDT), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Microscopy
  2. bPOE: Point of entry, screen test at customs;