Fig. 2

Schematic representation of msp-1 K1 distinct allelic variants of Grande Comore Plasmodium falciparum isolates. There were 18 distinct variants based on the number and arrangement of SAQ, SGT, SGA and SGP motifs, with 14 from the 2006‒2007 group (K1-1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10–13, and 15–18) and 11 from the 2013‒2016 group (K1-2, 5–9, 11–14, and 18)