ATAD1 and infection: Differences in malaria transmission reported between Grande-Comore (meso-hyperendemic) and Thiès (hypoendemic) were compared by msp typing, and a small, but insignificant difference was observed in the multiplicity of infection for msp genes (msp1 and msp2) (MOI = 1.57 in Thiès and MOI = 1.47 in Grande-Comore).