Table 3.
Parasitemia at different hours post infection (%) |
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Mouse | Parasite Inj | 24 h | 36 h | 48 h | 60 h | 72 h |
1 | 200 μl | 0 | 0.05 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
2 | 200 μl | 0 | 0.05 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
3 | 100 μl | 0 | 0.01 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 6.9 |
4 | 100 μl | 0 | 0.01 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
Note: Parasite Inj, the amount of parasites injected; a 200 μl inoculum contained approximately 1×107 frozen infected red blood cells (iRBCs). The actual numbers of infective parasites could be lower due to lysis of iRBCs after thawing.