From: Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in human malaria cases in Mali
Rharous | Bamako | Doneguebougou | Bougoula | P value | |
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Total | |||||
Positive qPCR for P. falciparum (%) | 44/149 (30) | 23/249 (9) | 44/100 (44) | 45/149 (30) | <0.0001 |
Polygenomic infectionsd (%) | 11/30 (37) | 9/22 (41) | 21/30 (70) | 25/30 (83) | <0.0001 |
Mean MOIc | 1.4e | 1.5f | 1.9 | 2.06 | <0.001 |
Mean estimated parasitaemia ± SDb (parasites/µL blood) | 4397 ± 8127 | 5348 ± 5209 | 2942 ± 5863 | 8755 ± 24,395 | 0.061 |
Individuals with fevera | |||||
Positive qPCR for P. falciparum (%) | 22/44 (50) | 13/38 (34) | 6/8 (75) | 12/18 (66) | 0.051 |
Polygenomic infectionsd (%) | 9/16 (56) | 5/13 (38) | 3/5 (60) | 6/8 (75) | <0.0001 |
Mean MOIc | 1.62 | 1.46 | 1.6 | 1.75 | 0.72 |
Mean estimated parasitaemia ± SDb (parasites/µL blood) | 7335 ± 10639 | 6916 ± 5934 | 9063 ± 12,318 | 5731 ± 9192 | 0.86 |
Apyretic individualsa | |||||
Positive qPCR for P. falciparum (%) | 20/93 (21) | 10/211 (5) | 38/91 (42) | 32/131 (24) | <0.0001 |
Polygenomic infectionsd (%) | 2/14 (14) | 4/9 (44) | 18/25 (72) | 19/22 (86) | <0.0001 |
Mean MOIc | 1.14 | 1.55 | 1.96 | 2.18 | <0.0001 |
Mean estimated parasitaemia ± SDb (parasites/µL blood) | 1368 ± 2066 | 3311 ± 3348 | 1976 ± 3523 | 10148 ± 28,407 | <0.01 |