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Table 4 Genetic diversity, prevalence and multiplicity of infection of P. falciparum and P. vivax infections at the health centre catchment area level

From: The epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, pre- and post-implementation of national malaria control efforts

 

2005

2012/13

Prevalence (%)

MOI

He

Prevalence

MOI

He

Pfmsp2

 Overall

54.9

1.8

0.94

8.5

1.6

0.91

 Ilahita

63.8

2.2

0.93

21.6

1.6

0.88

 Brukham

60.8

1.9

0.94

8.8

1.4

0.93

 Burui

43.4

1.4

0.95

7.9

1.5

0.94

 Ulupu

52.2

1.7

0.92

1.9

1.5

0.97

Wombisa

53.8

1.7

0.94

2.5

1.6

0.83

Pvmsp1f3

 Overall

35.7

2.1

0.89

5.6

1.4

0.90

 Ilahita

37.2

2.7

0.91

15.0

1.4

0.85

 Brukham

39.8

2.3

0.92

7.2

1.3

0.92

 Burui

28.4

1.6

0.88

3.8

1.3

0.94

 Ulupu

39.9

2.1

0.88

1.2

1

 

 Wombisa

32.4

1.9

0.88

0.5

N/A

 

PvMS2

 Overall

35.7

1.8

0.91

5.6

1.3

0.90

 Ilahita

37.2

2.3

0.91

15.0

1.2

0.91

 Brukham

39.8

1.8

0.91

7.2

1.2

0.92

 Burui

28.4

1.7

0.93

3.8

1.4

0.87

 Ulupu

39.9

1.8

0.91

1.2

1.8

 

 Wombisa

32.4

1.6

0.91

0.5

N/A

 
  1. MOI mean multiplicity of infection, He expected heterozygosity. Diversity calculation for P. vivax in Ulupu in 2012–2013 was not calculated due to small sample size