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Table 5 MOI and heterozygosity of msp1 and msp2 of P. falciparum in western Ethiopia

From: Low genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 and 2 and multiplicity of infections in western Ethiopia following effective malaria interventions

Gene/genes

high transmission (n = 280)

Low transmission (n = 115)

P- value

mean MOI

1.104

1.08

0.44

msp1 He

0.17

0.12

 

msp2 He

0.04

0.03