Table 2

Estimates of times (in years) for recoveries of antibodies in desiccated blood spots

Time (years) for original value to fall to :

T (°C)

80%

90%

95%

-20°C

9.0

4.2

2.1

4°C

1.1

0.5

0.2

10°C

0.65

0.31

0.15

15°C

0.44

0.21

0.10

20°C

0.30

0.14

0.07

25°C

0.21

0.10

0.05

30°C

0.15

0.07

0.03

Extrapolated times for total anti-MSP-1₁₉ IgG to fall to a given percentage of initial concentration in desiccated blood spots on 3 MM paper at different temperatures.

Corran et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:195   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-195