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Table 6 Prevalence of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in children aged below 8 years at each survey

From: Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control

 

No. positive/No. examined (%)

  

Month/year of survey

mf

95% CI (%)

CFA

95% CI (%)

February 2002

7/151 (4.6)

1.3 - 7.9

25/165 (15.2)

9.7 - 20.7

March 2003

1/85 (1.1)

0.0 - 3.3

4/85 (4.7)

0.2 - 9.2

July 2004

0/63 (0.0)

-

1/64 (1.6)

0.0 - 4.7

July 2007

0/119 (0.0)

-

2/120 (1.7)

0.0 - 4.0

May 2009

0/77 (0.0)

-

0/76 (0.0)

-

  1. mf = microfilariae; CFA = circulating filarial antigen by ICT test