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Table 1 Baseline data in selected communities

From: Important progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in the West Region of Cameroon

Health district

Community

Kamgno 1996 (baseline data) [28]

Katabarwa 2011 [29]

N1

Weighted nodule prevalence (%)

N2

Weighted mf prevalence (%)

CMFL (mf/ss)

N1

Crude nodule prevalence (%)

N2

Crude mf prevalence (%)

Bafang

Bandoumven

29

51.7

64

65.1

5.79

    

Bankambe

25

64.0

122

75.8

3.75

    

Bandja

Baving

31

35.5

45

75.3

7.10

    

Bandjoun

Lemgo

28

71.4

43

85.5

13.19

    

Sé-Dembom

32

81.3

51

82.4

26.69

    

Tsessè

29

75.9

42

85.6

13.18

    

Bangangté

Batchingou

29

75.9

84

72.3

7.67

247

11.7

247

18.2

Ndionzou

24

95.8

107

90.2

7.90

    

Foumbot

Kouffen

27

88.9

33

81.8

19.17

    

Maka

30

76.7

53

76.9

20.16

    

Mogni

29

79.3

38

78.3

33.16

    

Kékem

Bayon

27

55.6

127

83.5

6.79

    

Massangam

Makouopsap

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

99

43.4

99

59.6

Makpantoum

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Mayakoué

25

88.0

61

91.1

18.76

    
  1. Abbreviations: N1 Number of persons with clinical examination, N2 Number of persons with parasitological examination, mf microfilaria, nod nodule, CMFL community microfilarial load (microfilariae/skin snip), nd not done