Case Definitions of Clinical Malaria in Children from Three Health Districts in the North Region of Cameroon

Table 2

Malaria case definition, parasite density cut-offs, and fever attributable fraction of the cohort in Northern Cameroon.

		Cut-off values (parasites per μl of blood)	n fever	n fever attributable to malaria	malaria-attributable fraction s
Health Districts	Garoua	12,800	18	15.88	0.88
	Pitoa	6,400	23	4.28	0.19
	Mayo Oulo	800	5	2.16	0.43
Age groups (months)	< 24	3,200	4	1.354	0.34
	24-59	6,400	18	4.813	0.27
	60-94	6,400	17	3.949	0.23
	95-120	800	9	0.979	0.11