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Table 3 Prevalence of antibody reactivity to single and multiple Plasmodium spp. anti-MSP-119 by age

From: Seroepidemiology of Plasmodium species infections in Zimbabwean population

Study area

Age range years (n)

Overall prevalence (%)

Single Plasmodium spp. response

Multiple Plasmodium spp. response

Single spp. anti-MSP-119 Ab responses

Multiple spp. anti- MSP-119 Ab responses

Falciparum

Malariae

Ovale

Falciparum/malariae only

Falciparum/ovale only

Falciparum/vivax only

Malariae/ovale only

Falciparum/malariae/ovale

Burma valley (n = 100)

6–9 (45)

33 (73.3)

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

13 (86.7)

1 (6.6)

1 (6.6)

15 (83.2)

1 (5.6)

0

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

10–15 (55)

28 (50.9)

15 (53.6)

13 (46.4)

11 (73.3)

2 (13.3)

2 (13.3)

11 (84.6)

1 (7.7)

0

0

1 (7.7)

Mutoko (n = 100)

5–9 (50)

16 (32)

7 (43.8)

9 (56.2)

6 (85.7)

0

1 (14.3)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

0

2 (22.2)

2 (22.2)

 

10–18 (50)

15 (30)

8 (53.3)

7 (46.7)

5 (62.5)

0

3 (37.5)

3 (42.8)

0

0

1 (14.4)

3 (42.8)

Chiredzi (n = 100)

7–9 (25)

3 (12)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

2 (100)

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

0

 

10–16 (75)

29 (38.7)

21 (72.4)

8 (27.6)

16 (76.2)

3 (14.3)

2 (9.5)

5 (62.5)

0

1 (12.5)

0

2 (25)

  1. Values indicate the number of responders while those in parenthesis are expressed as % of responders in the respective categories
  2. n number of individuals