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Parasitaemia level (logarithm number)/ml
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Days
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G2
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G1
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G5
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G7
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G8
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0
|
5.4 ± 0.00
|
5.4 ± 0.00
|
5.46 ± 0.134
|
5.4 ± 0.00
|
5.4 ± 0.00
|
1
|
5.7 ± 0.3*
|
6.84 ± 0.39
|
4.56 ± 2.56
|
7.14 ± 0.65
|
2.16 ± 2.96*
|
2
|
6.98 ± 0.38
|
7.02 ± 0.94
|
4.62 ± 2.60*
|
7.62 ± 0.34
|
3.66 ± 3.45*
|
3
|
7.8 ± 0.3
|
7.28 ± 1.08
|
3.48 ± 3.19*
|
7.98 ± 0.34
|
0.00 ± 0.00*
|
4
|
8 ± 0.35
|
8.03 ± 0.29
|
4.5 ± 2.55*
|
8.04 ± 0.25
|
0.00 ± 0.00*
|
6
|
7.7 ± 0.62
|
7.5 ± 0.42
|
7.98 ± 0.16
|
7.88 ± 0.29
|
0.00 ± 0.00*
|
12
|
8.1 ± 0.3
|
7.2 ± 0.55
|
6.72 ± 1.09
|
7.95 ± 0.17
|
0.00 ± 0.00*
|
17
|
8 ± 0.17
|
7.95 ± 0.17
|
7.74 ± 0.13
|
7.95 ± 0.30
|
2.16 ± 2.96*
|
35
|
8 ± 0.00
|
7.88 ± 0.29
|
8 ± 0.15
|
8.03 ± 0.15
|
3.18 ± 4.36
|
- Values are mean ± STDEV; Day 0: the day treatment started; STDEV: standard deviation; G2, G1, G5: the groups that received ethanolic stem bark extract of C. swynnertonii at rate of 2000 mg/kg, 1500 mg/kg, 1000 mg/kg respectively, 8 hourly for 3 days; G7: infected-untreated group; G8: group that received diminazene diaceturate at rate of 3.5 mg/kg; Superscript “*”indicate significance at P < 0.05 compared to untreated group