Table 1 Measured and fitted values of first order rate constant k for (a) anti-MSP-1₁₉ and (b) anti-MSP-2 recoveries from spots on 3 MM paper

-20

0.00007

(0.00003–0.00014)

27.9

(13.1–59.4)

4

0.00058

(0.00037–0.00091)

3.3

(2.1–5.1)

10

0.00094

(0.00064–0.00138)

2.0

(1.4–2.9)

20

0.00202

(0.00153–0.00266)

0.94

(0.71–1.24)

23

0.0025789

0.00248

(0.00193–0.00319)

0.77

(0.59–0.99)

35

0.0053228

0.00564

(0.00477–0.00665)

0.34

(0.29–0.40)

47

0.0110235

0.01201

(0.01042–0.01385)

0.16

(0.14–0.18)

57

0.0281645

0.02258

(0.01882–0.02709)

0.08

(0.07–0.10)

65

0.0311997

0.03512

(0.02792–0.04417)

0.05

(0.04–0.07)

(b) MSP-2

Temp (°C)

Measured k (days^-1)

Fitted k (days^-1)

(95% CI)

t_1/2

(95% CI) (years)

-20

0.00007

(0.00003–0.00014)

28.8

(13.8–60.2)

4

0.00059

(0.00038–0.00091)

3.2

(2.1–5.0)

10

0.00096

(0.00067–0.00139)

2.0

(1.4–2.8)

20

0.00209

(0.00159–0.00273)

0.91

(0.70–1.19)

23

0.00248

0.00260

(0.00204–0.00332)

0.73

(0.57–0.93)

35

0.00629

0.00605

(0.00516–0.00709)

0.31

(0.27–0.37)

47

0.01342

0.01319

(0.01147–0.01517)

0.14

(0.13–0.17)

57

0.03154

0.02418

(0.02020–0.02895)

0.08

(0.07–0.09)

65

0.03723

0.03828

(0.03047–0.04809)

0.05

(0.04–0.06)