TABLE 1.
Variations in Ab levels before (P1) and at the end (P2) of the season of transmission
| Isotype | Ab levels to antigena
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| Peptide RESA | Peptide MSP1-Nt | Peptide MSP2-Nt | Peptide MSP2-Ct1 | Peptide MSP2-Ct2 | Extract | |
| IgG1 | NS | −8.7 (<10−4) | −6.8 (<10−4) | −12.8 (<10−4) | −11.3 (<10−4) | NS |
| IgG2 | 15.8 (<10−4) | 6.3 (<10−4) | 17.5 (<10−4) | 7.0 (<10−4) | 11.1 (<10−4) | 2.7 (0.008) |
| IgG3 | NS | −2.7 (0.007) | NS | −9.3 (<10−4) | 2.0 (0.045) | 7.6 (<10−4) |
| IgG4 | 11.3 (<10−4) | 3.4 (0.001) | NS | 4.2 (<10−4) | 3.8 (<10−3) | 7.0 (<10−4) |
| IgG | 2.9 (0.004) | −5.6 (<10−4) | NS | 2.7 (0.007) | −10.5 (<10−4) | 16.9 (<10−4) |
a
Variations in Ab levels were evaluated using paired t test; the t values are given, and the P value is shown in parentheses. NS, not significant. Positive t values indicate an increase in antibody levels between P1 and P2.