Table 2

Specificity of IgG antibodies for block 4 allelic forms in each study population and in all study populationsa

Block 4 Peptide(s)

Colombia

Papua New Guinea

Cameroon

Total


1

9%

20%

9%

13%

2

68

15

27

40

3

9

0

0

6

4

4.5

0

27

7

1+2

4.5

5

0

4

1+3

0

5

0

2

1+4

0

5

9

4

2+3

0

0

0

0

2+4

4.5

10

9

7

3+4

0

0

0

0

1+2+3

0

10

9

6

1+2+4

0

10

9

6

1+3+4

0

0

0

0

2+3+4

0

5

0

2

1+2+3+4

0

15

0

6


aPercent positive based on IgG samples reacting with one or more block 4 peptides: 22/111 samples from Colombia, 19/22 from PNG, and 11/61 from Cameroon. Total: Percent positive based on a total of 52 responders from all groups

Chang et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:14   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-14

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