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Table 2 Multiplicity of infection and heterozygosity of msp1 and msp2 of P. falciparum from Senegal and Nigeria

From: Allelic diversity of MSP1 and MSP2 repeat loci correlate with levels of malaria endemicity in Senegal and Nigerian populations

Gene

Senegal

Nigeria

p-value

Thies

Kedougou

Gbagada

Oredo

msp1

 MOI

1.51

2.2

1.39

1.35

0.00*

 He

0.62

0.53

0.55

0.50

0.89

msp2

 MOI

2.53

2.00

1.96

1.75

0.39

 He

0.48

0.44

0.47

0.48

0.77

 MOI (both genes)

2.65

2.68

1.64

1.57

0.72

  1. MOI multiplicity of infection, He heterozygosity
  2. * p-value less than 0.05 significant
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