|  | Guatemala | Venezuela | Ghana | Cameroon |
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Aggregation of microfilariae as a function of (unobserved) female worm burdena | k m | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1–10 adult female worms |  | 0.35 (0.27, 0.46) | 0.48 (0.32, 0.73) | 0.54 (0.41, 0.70) | 0.29 (0.26, 0.32) |
11–30 adult female worms |  | 0.60 (0.47, 0.76) | 0.50 (0.31, 0.80) | 1.25 (1.01, 1.55) | 0.69 (0.56, 0.85) |
>30 adult female worms | Â | 1.42 (1.13, 1.78) | 1.35 (1.00, 1.82) | 2.75 (1.74, 4.34) | 1.77 (1.45, 2.17) |
Mean burden of fertile female worms (range across villages) | θ W | 15–19 | 0.4–50 | 15b | 5–16 |
Aggregation of female worm burden (range across villages) | k W | 0.38–0.52 | 0.02–0.59 | 2.27b | 0.31–0.50 |
Ratio of microfilarial arrival rate in the two body sites sampled per setting (relative to iliac crest)a | α | 1.08 (0.95, 1.22) (shoulder/hip) | 0.34 (0.28, 0.43) (shoulder/hip) | 0.57 (0.49, 0.66) (calf/hip) | 1.0 (0.81, 1.21) (calf/hip) |