Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: the human blood index of sibling species of the Simulium damnosum complex

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Survey of human and domestic animal population sizes and wild bird diversity in study villages, Ghana

Region	Village	No. of people (H)			No. of domestic animals											No. of species of wild birds
Region	Village	Children (0–18 years)	Adults (≥18 years)	Total	Chickens	Ducks	Cattle	Sheep	Goats	Cats	Dogs	Pigs	Total birds	Total mammals (M)	M/H	No. of species of wild birds
Brong-Ahafo	Asubende	46	62	108	321	23	75	22	52	13	3	0	344	165	1.53	33
Brong-Ahafo	Agborlekame	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	na	41
Volta	Asukawkaw Ferry	2,342	3,117	5,459	5,387	593	793	1,640	1,610	962	85	617	5,980	5,707	1.05	35
	Dodi Papase	2,178	3,076	5,254	5,234	653	0	1,071	2,285	275	204	0	5,887	3,835	0.73	50
	Pillar 83	76	112	188	358	3	0	59	68	13	22	0	361	162	0.86	61
Western	Bosomase	90	98	188	457	2	0	24	81	14	20	0	459	139	0.74	31
Ashanti	Gyankobaa	132	142	274	294	0	0	32	115	8	40	0	294	195	0.71	55

Abbreviations: H human host density, M non-human (domestic) mammal density, M/H non-human mammal to human host ratio, nd not determined, na not applicable

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