Implications of low-density microfilariae carriers in Anopheles transmission areas: molecular forms of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus populations in perspective

Table 2 Prevalence of mf and the geometric mean intensity in the study area

Age group (yrs)	Individuals examined			mf positive individual (%)			*mf geometric mean intensity
Age group (yrs)	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total	mf positives only
1-14	242	252	494	2 (0.36)	3 (0.56)	5 (0.46)	1.05	1.05	1.05	127.85
15-24	114	137	251	0	5 (0.93)	5 (0.46)	0	1.18	1.05	86.40
25-34	57	44	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35-44	42	30	72	1 (0.18)	0	1 (0.09)	1.10	0	1.06	51
45+	92	73	165	3 (0.55)	3 (0.56)	6 (0.55)	1.10	1.23	1.16	53.66
All	547	536	1083	6 (1.10)	11 (2.05)	17 (1.57)	1.05	1.10	1.07	79.45

* Antilog [Σ log (x + 1)/ n], where x is the number of mf per ml of blood in mf individuals and n is the number of people examined [9].

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