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Table 3 Sentinel site microfilariae prevalence (%) and mean intensity (MF/ml), coastal Kenya, October 2015

From: Assessment of lymphatic filariasis prior to re-starting mass drug administration campaigns in coastal Kenya

Village

No. CFA positive/No. examined

No. examined for MFa

No. MF positive

Mean intensityb (MF/ml) (95% CI)

MF prevalencec (95% CI)

Kwale County

 Makwenyeni

5/297

5

1

22 (3–156)

0.3 (0–2.4)

 Mwadimu

5/290

4

1

10 (1–71)

0.3 (0–2.4)

 Mirihini

0/290

0

0

0

0

Kilifi County

 Kinarani

1/307

0

0

0

0

 Jaribuni

2/298

1

0

0

0

 Masindeni

5/306

4

1

5 (1–35)

0.3 (0–2.4)

Tana River County

 Mikinduni

0/294

0

0

0

0

 Kipini

0/299

0

0

0

0

Lamu County

 Ndau

20/320

19

6

234 (62–880)

1.9 (0.9–4.1)

Taita Taveta County

 Kimorigo

0/275

0

0

0

0

All villages

38/2,976

33

9

140 (39–502)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

  1. aOnly CFA positive individuals were examined for MF by microscopy
  2. bThe mean intensity of MF was calculated among the CFA positive participants only
  3. cAll CFA negative individuals were assumed to be negative for MF and thus included in the calculation of MF prevalence