Table 3 Comparison of the results of the epidemiological surveys before treatment (1987) and after 15-17 years of treatment (2008) in the onchocerciasis foci of Birnin Gwari and of Kauru/Lere in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Local Government Area (LGA) | Village | Total number examined | No. of people Infected | Prevalence of skin microfilariae | Community microfilarial load (mf/ss) | ONCHOSIM Predicted Prevalence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 1987 | 2008 | 1987 | 2008 | 1987 | 2008 | 1987 | 2008 | 2008 |
BIRNIN GWARI (5) | ANGUWAN - BAWA | 220 | 51 | 154 | 0 | 70.0% | 0% | 4.84 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | BARAU-BOKA | 44 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 47.7% | 0% | 4.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ISHWAI | 120 | 115 | 90 | 0 | 75.0% | 0% | 8.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KIMBI | 80 | 118 | 38 | 0 | 47.5% | 0% | 5.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KURBAU | 265 | 91 | 103 | 0 | 38.9% | 0% | 4.93 | 0 | 0 |
KAURU (11) | GALADIMAWA | 671 | 235 | 314 | 0 | 46.8% | 0% | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | GARMADI | 423 | 155 | 220 | 0 | 52.0% | 0% | 4.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | JANKASA | 124 | 118 | 83 | 0 | 66.9% | 0% | 3.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KAGUTA | 88 | 82 | 58 | 0 | 65.9% | 0% | 8.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KUBAU BAUCHI | 136 | 196 | 75 | 0 | 55.1% | 0% | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | MADAM | 162 | 117 | 109 | 0 | 67.3% | 0% | 7.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | SABON LAYI | 134 | 117 | 76 | 0 | 56.7% | 0% | 3.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | SAYAWA | 108 | 127 | 25 | 0 | 23.1% | 0% | 1.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | TUDUN-WADA GARMADI | 276 | 103 | 106 | 0 | 38.4% | 0% | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ANGUWAN - SHAWARA | 247 | 375 | 64 | 0 | 25.9% | 0% | 1.23 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | AKANSA | 198 | 93 | 111 | 0 | 56.1% | 0% | 7.78 | 0 | 0 |
LERE (11) | ANGUWAN TANIMU | 33 | 77 | 21 | 0 | 63.6% | 0% | 6.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ANGUWAN-BUZU | 26 | 140 | 22 | 0 | 84.6% | 0% | 4.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ANGUWAN-PAH-KURAMA | 96 | 141 | 35 | 0 | 36.5% | 0% | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ASHEMA A | 67 | 162 | 37 | 0 | 55.2% | 0% | 5.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | DAN-ALHAJI | 524 | 69 | 162 | 0 | 30.9% | 0% | 2.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KUDARU | 524 | 224 | 269 | 0 | 51.3% | 0% | 4.59 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | KUDURU | 572 | 90 | 277 | 0 | 48.4% | 0% | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | UNGUWAN-PAH-HAUSAWA | 164 | 181 | 53 | 0 | 32.3% | 0% | 1.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | WERE I | 388 | 67 | 203 | 0 | 52.3% | 0% | 3.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | WERE II | 281 | 167 | 148 | 0 | 52.7% | 0% | 1.62 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | ZARANGI | 55 | 260 | 21 | 0 | 38.2% | 0% | 2.36 | 0 | Â |
Total | Â | 6,026 | 3,703 | 2,895 | 0 | 48.0% | 0.0% | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |