Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum isolates lacking the histidine rich protein 2 gene among symptomatic malaria patients in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Table 5 Frequency of pfhrp2 gene deletion among all symptomatic PfPCR confirmed cases

Health Zones	Subjects	Plasmodium falciparum infection		pfhrp2 gene deletion
Health Zones		n	Prevalence (95% CI)	n	Prevalence (95% CI)
Overall	684	491	71.8 (68.2–75.1)	45	9.2 (6.7–12.1)
Bandundu	197	121	61.4 (54.2–68.2)	19	15.7 (9.7–23.4)
Kikwit-Nord	362	276	76.2 (71.5–80.5)	17	6.2 (3.6–9.7)
Kikwit-Sud	125	94	75.2 (66.7–82.5)	9	9.6 (4.5–17.4)

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