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Table 2 Populations used in the model

From: Foetal haemoglobin and the dynamics of paediatric malaria

Population

State vector

Average duration (h)

Standard deviation (h)

Merozoites

μ

D μ = 0.1

σ μ = 0.1 = D μ

Ring stage in adult RBC

Ra

DRa = 12

σRa = 1.2

Early trophozoite in adult RBC

Ea

DEa = 12

σEa = 1.2

Late trophozoite in adult RBC

La

DLa = 12

σLa = 1.2

Schizont in adult RBC

Sa

DSa = 12

σSa = 1.2

Ring stage in foetal RBC

Rf

DRf = 12

σRf = 1.2

Early trophozoite in foetal RBC

Ef

DEf = 12

σEf = 1.2

Late trophozoite in foetal RBC

Lf

DEf = 12

σLf = 1.2

Schizont in foetal RBC

Sf

DSf = 12 or 72

σSf = 0.1

Adult Reticulocyte

Rea

DRea = 36

σRea = 6

Adult mature RBC

Ma

DMa = 2844

σMa = 168

Foetal Reticulocyte

Ref

DRef = 36

σRef = 6

Foetal mature RBC

Mf

DMf = 1644

σMf = 120

  1. Durations of intracellular parasite stages in adult (HbA) and foetal (HbF) RBCs [45]. Merozoite duration [46], Adult erythrocyte durations: [47], Foetal erythrocyte durations [28]. The standard deviations are plausible guesses.