Table 1 Wuchereria bancrofti prevalence and intensity of infection in Séké Pembé
From: A case study of risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Congo
Total | Male | Female | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | ICT-positive (%) | mf positive (%) | W. bancrofti mf count* per 70 μL | N | ICT-positive (%) | mf positive (%) | W. bancrofti mf count* per 70 μL | N | ICT-positive (%) | mf positive (%) | W. bancrofti mf count* per 70 μL | ||||
GM# | Median (range) | GM# | Median (range) | GM# | Median (range) | ||||||||||
5-10 | 203 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 111.5 | 111.5$ | 94 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 111.5 | 111.5$ | 109 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11-15 | 110 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 24.8 | 22.0 (9.5-89.0) | 52 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 17.0 (9.5-52.0) | 58 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 37.9 | 33.0 (18.5-89.0) |
16-20 | 57 | 35.1 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 (1.0-24.0) | 32 | 43.8 | 15.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 (1.5-24.0) | 25 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0$ |
21-30 | 113 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 16.3 (1.0-42.5) | 45 | 33.3 | 8.9 | 19.6 | 16.3 (13.5-42.5) | 68 | 20.6 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 21.5 (1.0-42.0) |
31-40 | 107 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 9.8 (0.5-189.5) | 54 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 9.8 (0.5-189.5) | 53 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41-50 | 96 | 25.0 | 7.3 | 25.3 | 23.0 (7.5-230.0) | 43 | 32.6 | 11.6 | 29.4 | 28.5 (7.5-230.0) | 53 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 17.3 | 18.0 (13.0-23.0) |
>50 | 88 | 19.3 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 18.0 (0.5-203.0) | 34 | 29.4 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 11.5 (0.5-104.5) | 54 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 31.9 | 24.5 (6.5-203.0) |
Total | 774 | 17.1 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 15 (0.5-230.0) | 35 | 22.9 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 13.5 (0.5-230.0) | 420 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 16.3 | 23.0 (1.0-203.0) |