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Table 2 Distribution of msp2 allelic families of P. falciparum isolates from Melka-Werer, North East Ethiopia

From: Genetic polymorphisms of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Melka-Werer, North East Ethiopia based on the merozoite surface protein-2 (msp-2) gene as a molecular marker

Allelic family

n (%)

Fragment size (bp)

No. of alleles

Mean MOI

msp2

41 (100)

  

1.2 (95% CI 1.00–1.40)

FC27

9 (22)

180–450 bp

8

1.04 (95% CI 0.96–1.11)

3D7/IC

14 (34)

280–500 bp

6

1.06 (95% CI 0.97–1.15)

FC27 + 3D7/IC

18 (44)

   

Total

41

 

14

 
  1. bp base pair, CI Confidence Interval, n number of samples, MOI multiplicity of infection
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