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Fig. 8

From: Role of human Pegivirus infections in whole Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite vaccination and controlled human malaria infection in African volunteers

Fig. 8

HPgV-1 infection does not influence P. falciparum pre-patent periods and parasite multiplication rates during CHMI. Parasitemia was determined in whole blood by qPCR and thick blood smear microscopy (TBS). The analysis included only placebo participants, positive and negative for HPgV-1. a Shows log-fold change of parasitemia in 48 h between HPgV-1 negative (5′ UTR-, grey, n = 13) and HPgV-1 positive (5′ UTR + , purple, n = 7) volunteers. b Comparison of days post CHMI to malaria positivity by microscopy in HPgV-1 negative (5′ UTR-, grey, n = 11) and HPgV-1 positive (5′ UTR + , purple, n = 7). c HPgV-1 viral loads before (red) and 28 days post CHMI (green) in HPgV-1 infected individuals. Each point represents an individual, box plots show data distribution with horizontal bar denoting viral load at each visit. Lines connect viremia levels in individuals found positive for HPgV-1 on both time points. Geometric means were compared between groups and unpaired t-test was used to calculate significance. Horizontal bars represent mean with standard deviation Wilcoxon rank sum test was used to compare viremia levels before and after CHMI. P-values are indicated on top of each comparison

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