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Table 3 Parasitological load and clinical signs of onchocerciasis within each community in the present survey of 2015

From: Still mesoendemic onchocerciasis in two Cameroonian community-directed treatment with ivermectin projects despite more than 15 years of mass treatment

District and community

 

Microfilaridermia examination

Clinical examination weighted prevalence (%)

 

N

Weighted prevalence (%)

CMFL (mf/ss)

Status

Nodule

Cutaneous sign

Bafia

 Balamba II

138

24.4

0.51

Hypoendemic

3.6

1.1

 Biatsota

94

45.8

1.04

Mesoendemic

37.4

7.0

 Ngongol I

186

57.0

1.62

Mesoendemic

23.9

1.5

 Tsékané

96

26.4

0.31

Hypoendemic

7.2

3.0

 Total

514

41.6

 

Mesoendemic

18.1

2.3

Yabassi

 Bodiman

64

59.3

1.39

Mesoendemic

3.7

2.8

 Bonadissake

41

12.3

0.48

Hypoendemic

1.6

22.4

 Ndogpoo

80

46.7

1.10

Mesoendemic

1.5

10.9

 Nkongmalan

57

47.7

1.74

Mesoendemic

3.5

4.6

 Total

242

43.8

 

Mesoendemic

2.7

9.3

  1. Abbreviations: N number examined, mf microfilaria, CMFL community microfilarial load (microfilariae/skin snip)