Transmission efficiency of Plasmodium vivax at low parasitaemia

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Characteristics of P. vivax isolates used in membrane feeding assays

P. vivax Patient	Parasite density /µl	Gametocyte density /µl			F:M ratio	Infection rate before dilution (%)
P. vivax Patient	Parasite density /µl	Total	Female	Male	F:M ratio	Infection rate before dilution (%)
VTTY121	325	45	28	17	1.7	90
VUBR24	2479	363	281	82	3.4	90
VUBR25	576	95	74	21	3.6	50
VUBR28	1890	149	113	36	3.1	80
VUBR33	3399	256	209	47	4.5	89
VUNL24	5285	167	155	12	12.6	37
VUNL25	234	ND^a	ND^a	ND^a	-	58
VUNL28	2626	200	134	67	2.0	95

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