Merozoite surface protein 1 (msp1), merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2), and glutamate-rich protein (glurp) gene-based studies of P. falciparum genetic diversity and infection complexity have been extensively carried out in other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, but only a few studies have taken place in regions of Nigeria (19–24). The gene discussed is ATAD1; the disease is infection.