Median number of <i>P. falciparum</i> per µl whole blood by season.

<p>Includes 14^a, 7^b and 13^c children for whom <i>pfcrt</i> K76T genotyping failed.</p><p>P values and confidence intervals were calculated by quantile regression (1000 repetitions).</p><p>P values in bold refer to differences compared to the low season January - April.</p><p>P values in brackets and italics refer to comparisons between seasons May-August and September –December.</p><p>Data from mixed infections are not presented as the numbers are small (9, 12 and 18 per season).