Fig. 2

Plasmodium falciparum transcript levels in febrile and afebrile infections. Relative transcript units (RTUs) were calculated with respect to the PF08_0085 housekeeping gene in P. falciparum infections from individuals with fever (axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 °C or reported fever during the preceding 24 h) and afebrile individuals (axillary temperature < 37.5 °C at recruitment) matched by year, age and parasite density. P values were obtained from Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks test. T bars represent median and Interquartile Ranges (IQR). Overall fold change (FC) was calculated as the median and IQR of the RTU ratios between febrile and afebrile pairs