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Table 2 Type and number of grade 2 adverse events in the pre-erythrocytic phase: between day of injection (day 0) and day 5

From: Controlled human malaria infection by intramuscular and direct venous inoculation of cryopreserved Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in malaria-naïve volunteers: effect of injection volume and dose on infectivity rates

Adverse event description

CHMI Groups

Total

Group 1

2,500 PfSPZ 10 µL × 2 IM

Group 2

2,500 PfSPZ 50 µL × 2 IM

Group 3

2,500 PfSPZ 250 µL × 2 IM

Group 4

3,200 PfSPZ 500 µL × 1 DVI

Group 5

25,000 PfSPZ 10 µL × 2 IM

Group 6

75,000 PfSPZ 10 µL × 2 IM

Abdominal pain

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Atopic dermatitis lesions

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Common cold

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Diarrhoea

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Dysmenorrhoea

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

Dyspepsia

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Headache

1

0

0

0

1

0

2

Muscle spasm

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total

4

1

1

1

2

2

11

  1. PfSPZ Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite, IM intramuscular injection, DVI direct venous inoculation.