Detection of antibodies against the CB9 to ICB10 region of merozoite surface protein-1 of Plasmodium vivax among the inhabitants in epidemic areas

Table 3 Rates of MSP-1(ICB910)-ELISA positivity and annual parasite incidence in Paju

Village	No. of sera tested	No. of positive sera	Positive rate (%)	API^a
Village	No. of sera tested	No. of positive sera	Positive rate (%)	2004	2005
Munsaneup	232	28	12.07	1.00	0.82
Papyeongmyeon	140	7	5.00	1.60	1.20
Total	372	35	9.41	1.31	1.01

^aAPI; Annual parasite incidence.
-Correlation coefficient between MSP-1(ICB910) positive rate of 2004 and API of 2004 (r = -1.000, P = 0.01).
-Correlation coefficient between MSP-1(ICB910) positive rate of 2004 and API of 2005 (r = -1.000, P = 0.01).

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