Fig. 3

Growth of infected red blood cell (iRBC) populations in four monkeys, namely: a RFa14, b Rsb14, c RIc14, and d RFv13. The data (dots) are well fitted by the modelled iRBCs in the blood (orange line). The pool of concealed iRBCs (grey line) is initially very important, but its contribution to the overall iRBC population becomes less significant later. Monkey RMe14 was not analysed, as its iRBC growth characteristics could be explained without concealment