Table 1 Microfilaria and anti-Brugia IgG4 antibody positivity according to age groups in Pubudugama and Wedamulla, Sri Lanka
Age group (years) | Number (%) screened | Number (%) positive for LF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pubudugama | Wedamulla | NBS number (%) | BRT Number (%) | |||
Pubudugama | Wedamulla | Pubudugama | Wedamulla | |||
1–5 | 90 (19.3) | 88 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6–10 | 96 (20.6) | 101 (19.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.04) | 1 (0.99) |
11–20 | 91 (19.5) | 118 (22.4) | 1(Bm) (1.1) | 0 | 1 (1.09) | 3 (2.56) |
21–50 | 97 (20.8) | 109 (20.7) | 1(Wb) (1.03) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.92) |
> 51 | 93 (19.9) | 111 (21.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.8) |
Total | 467 (47.9) | 527 (53.0) | 2 (0.43) | 0 | 2 (0.43) | 7 (1.34) |