Table 4 Seasonal biting density (SBD), prevalence of infective flies (PIF), and seasonal transmission potential (STP) estimates of S. metallicum (2007–2012) in the sentinel communities of the north-east onchocerciasis focus, Venezuela
From: Interruption of Onchocerca volvulus transmission in Northern Venezuela
Community | Flies collected | SBDγ(CI)ψ | PIFδ(CI)ψ | STPθ(CI)ψ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
La Carapa (2007–2008) | 12,014 | 41,764 | 0 (0–0.3) | 0 (0–6.3) |
Voladero (2007–2008) | 6,192 | 13,538 | 0 (0–0.6) | 0 (0–4.1) |
Santa Marta (2007–2008) | 6,201 | 9,826 | 0 (0–0.6) | 0 (0–2.9) |
Caituco (2007–2008) | 5,855 | 55,884 | 0 (0–0.7) | 0 (0–19.6) |
Focus (2007–2008) | 30,262 | 17,757 | 0 | 0 |
(16,362 –19,257) | (0–0.1) | (0–0.9) | ||
La Carapa (2011) | 5,642 | 18,528 | 0 (0–0.7) | 0 (0–6.5) |
Voladero (2011) | 1,241 | 2,907 | 0 (0–3.1) | 0 (0–4.5) |
Santa Marta (2011) | 2,423 | 12,799 | 0 (0–1.6) | 0 (0–10.2) |
Caituco (2011) | 4,155 | 15,511 | 0 (0–0.9) | 0 (0–7.0) |
La Cuesta (2011) | 3,255 | 5,617 | 0 (0–1.2) | 0 (0–3.4) |
Focus (2011) | 16,712 | 6,199 | 0 | 0 |
(5,717 – 6,719) | (0–0.2) | (0–0.6) | ||
Caituco (2012) | 3,923 | 13,034 (11,652 – 14,569) | 0 (0–1.0) | 0 (0–3.4) |