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Table 1 Summary of disease data and main vector control interventions 2000 to 2010

From: Can malaria vector control accelerate the interruption of lymphatic filariasis transmission in Africa; capturing a window of opportunity?

Country

Risk of LF

Loa loa endemic

Households (%) at least one ITN

IRS coverage (%)

2000-04 2005-10

2000-04 2005-10

Angola

12090000

Yes

6.0

17.7

0.2

3.6

CAR

3300000

Yes

4.6

19.7

-

-

Chad

7270000

Yes

5.2

7.2

-

-

Congo

2600000

Yes

1.8

7.7

-

-

DRC

49140000

Yes

2.8

26.5

-

0.1

Equat. Guinea

420000

Yes

2.2

30.0

8.0

32.2

Eritrea

3577000

No

58.2

68.7

4.5

4.6

Gabon

1290600

Yes

1.8

41.0

-

-

Gambia

1200000

No

24.2

43.2

-

35.1

Guinea

6067135

No

1.0

6.2

-

0.4

Guinea-Bissau

1311741

No

14.6

41.2

-

-

Liberia

3600000

No

1.8

37.8

-

-

STP*

410000

No

29.4

59.0

-

74.3

Sudan

-

Yes

1.8

17.7

6.9

6.7

Zambia

8780000

No

11.2

59.0

4.4

32.0

Zimbabwe

6000000

No

2.8

35.3

17.3

31.1

  1. *STP=São Tomé and Príncipe.