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Table 5 Estimates of multilocus linkage disequilibrium (LD) for baseline and post-ITN parasite populations

From: Effects of transmission reduction by insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) on parasite genetics population structure: I. The genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum parasites by microsatellite markers in western Kenya

Test factor

Baseline population

Post-ITN population

VD

1.2089

1.1825

Ve

1.0873

1.1802

I S A

0.0160

0.0003

Testing (H 0 : V D = V e )

  

Var (VD)

0.0021

0.002

p < 0.05

0.01

0.57

  1. Multilocus LD for all eight microsatellites markers examined before and after ITN intervention respectively. P-values shown are derived from Monte Carlo simulation methods for IS A showing levels of significant departure from 0 for each parasite population.
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Malaria Journal

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