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Table 1 Prevalence of M. perstans, W. bancrofti and L. major infections among the participants according to sex and age group

From: A cross-sectional study of the filarial and Leishmania co-endemicity in two ecologically distinct settings in Mali

 

Total examined

M. perstans a

W. bancrofti b

L. major c

 

(N)

Positive n (%)

Positive n (%)

Positive n (%)

Sex

 Male

274

27 (9.9)

20 (7.3)

28 (10.2)

 Female

656

54 (8.2)

54 (8.2)

44 (6.7)

Age group

 18–27

325

24 (7.4)

17 (5.2)

12 (3.7)

 28–37

238

16 (6.7)

21 (8.8)

18 (7.6)

 38–47

165

15 (9.1)

17 (10.3)

15 (9.1)

 48–57

125

17 (13.6)

12 (9.6)

17 (13.6)

 ≥ 58

77

9 (11.7)

7 (9.1)

10 (13.0)

 Total

930

81 (8.7)

74 (8.0)

72 (7.7)

  1. aMansonella perstans (from microfilaremia prevalence)
  2. bWuchereria bancrofti (from circulating filarial antigen prevalence)
  3. cLeishmaniasis diagnosis was done using Delayed Type Hypersensitivity (DTH) to Leishmanin Skin Test (LST)