Table 1. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax populations of the Southwest Pacific.
| Country | Province | Population | n | A±SEM | Hs±SEM | RS±SEM | PS >0.50 | Ne (95% CI) | Ne (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMM | IAM | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | East Sepik | 229 | 13.44±0.38 | 0.81±0.006 | 8.75±0.20 | 0.013 | 16059 (6901, 36582) | 6811 (2927, 15515) | |
| Madang | 175 | 15±0.39 | 0.84±0.005 | 9.62±0.20 | 0.015 | 24293 (10439, 55337) | 8234 (3539, 18757) | ||
| Simbu | 39 | 8±0.46 | 0.81±0.011 | 7.37±0.38 | 0.015 | 15539 (6678, 35397) | 6713 (2885, 15291) | ||
| Solomon Islands | Guadalcanal | Tetere 2004 | 45 | 9.44±0.53 | 0.84±0.009 | 8.44±0.43 | 0.016 | 23220 (9978, 52893) | 8061 (3464, 18362) |
| Tetere 2013 | 39 | 7.78±0.3 | 0.79±0.009 | 7.05±0.24 | 0.034 | 11766 (5056, 26802) | 5963 (2562, 13583) | ||
| Central Islands (Ngella) | Bay | 83 | 12.33±0.27 | 0.81±0.006 | 9.20±0.15 | 0.015 | 16112 (6924, 36703) | 6821 (2931, 15538) | |
| South | 35 | 9.11±0.34 | 0.82±0.012 | 8.50±0.32 | 0.015 | 16599 (7133, 37811) | 6911 (2970, 15744) | ||
| Channel | 46 | 9.33±0.35 | 0.79±0.009 | 8.10±0.28 | 0.012 | 11500 (4942, 26196) | 5907 (2538, 13456) | ||
| North | 136 | 13.89±0.28 | 0.85±0.004 | 9.73±0.17 | 0.013 | 26387 (11339, 60107) | 8564 (3680, 19509) | ||
| Anchor | 23 | 6.56±0.38 | 0.79±0.019 | 6.51±0.37 | 0.011 | 10771 (4629, 24535) | 5752 (2472, 13103) | ||
| Malaita | Auki | 13 | 5.33±0.54 | 0.80±0.026 | n.a. | 0.097 | 13170 (5659, 30000) | 6250 (2686, 14238) | |
| Vanuatu | Sanma | Espiritu Santo | 24 | 5.56±0.34 | 0.72±0.022 | 5.45±0.33 | 0.034 | 4056 (1743, 9239) | 4131 (1775, 9411) |
| TOTAL | 887 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | ||
n = number of microsatellite genotypes, A = number of alleles, Hs = gene diversity, Rs = allelic richness based on smallest sample size, PS >0.50 = proportion of pairs with relatedness greater than 0.50, Ne = effective population size, SEM = standard error of the mean, SMM = Stepwise mutation model, IAM = Infinite alleles mode, n.a. = excluded due to small sample size, n.d. = not done.