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Table 3 Overview of P. falciparum infection complexity in successfully amplified Anopheles mosquitoes (n = 50) from March-April 2013 in Nchelenge District, northern Zambia

From: Beyond the entomological inoculation rate: characterizing multiple blood feeding behavior and Plasmodium falciparum multiplicity of infection in Anopheles mosquitoes in northern Zambia

Gene

Mean MOI ± SD

No. of distinct genotypes

msp-1

5.3 ± 3.7

31

K1

2.2 ± 1.5

11

MAD20

2.8 ± 1.8

8

RO33

2.7 ± 1.8

12

msp-2

5.8 ± 3.8

37

FC27

3.7 ± 2.5

21

IC/3D7

2.3 ± 1.3

16

glurp

1.6 ± 1.0

12

Overall MOI

6.4 ± 4.1

 
  1. Abbreviation: MOI multiplicity of infection; SD standard deviation
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