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Table 1 Summary of the results of ongoing LF surveillance activities in Togo, 2010 to 2015

From: Surveillance for lymphatic filariasis after stopping mass drug administration in endemic districts of Togo, 2010–2015

Sample type

Region

Year

Total

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

 

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

n

Pos (%)

DBS

Savanes

271

2 (0.74)

271

0 (0)

273

1 (0.37)

328

1 (0.30)

378

1 (0.26)

350

0 (0)

1,871

5 (0.27)

DBS

Kara

351

1 (0.28)

327

0 (0)

340

0 (0)

330

0 (0)

330

1 (0.30)

330

0 (0)

2,008

2 (0.10)

DBS

Centrale

243

1 (0.41)

240

0 (0)

239

0 (0)

237

3 (1.27)

260

1 (0.38)

239

1 (0.42)

1,458

6 (0.41)

DBS

Plateaux

250

0 (0)

230

0 (0)

231

0 (0)

242

2 (0.83)

258

4 (1.55)

240

0 (0)

1,451

6 (0.41)

DBS

Sub-total

1115

4 (0.36)

1068

0 (0)

1083

1 (0.09)

1,137

6 (0.53)

1226

7 (0.57)

1,159

1 (0.09)

6,788

19 (0.28)

BS

Savanes

315

0 (0)

447

0 (0)

420

0 (0)

580

0 (0)

590

0 (0)

610

0 (0)

2,962

0 (0)

BS

Kara

471

0 (0)

826

1 (0.12)

961

0 (0)

940

0 (0)

930

0 (0)

941

0 (0)

5,069

1 (0.02)

BS

Centrale

538

0 (0)

563

0 (0)

580

0 (0)

560

0 (0)

573

0 (0)

580

0 (0)

3,394

0 (0)

BS

Plateaux

660

0 (0)

1173

0 (0)

1230

0 (0)

1655

0 (0)

1783

0 (0)

1748

0 (0)

8,249

0 (0)

BS

Maritime

357

0 (0)

709

0 (0)

789

0 (0)

915

0 (0)

820

0 (0)

761

0 (0)

4,351

0 (0)

BS

Lomé-Commune

94

0 (0)

375

0 (0)

510

0 (0)

480

0 (0)

530

0 (0)

570

0 (0)

2559

0 (0)

BS

Sub-total

2435

0 (0)

4093

1 (0.02)

4490

0 (0)

5130

0 (0)

5226

0 (0)

5210

0 (0)

26,584

1 (0)

Total

3550

4 (0.11)

5161

1 (0.02)

5573

1 (0.02)

6267

6 (0.10)

6452

7 (0.11)

6369

1 (0.02)

33,372

20 (0.06)

  1. Abbreviations: DBS dried blood sample, BS blood smear, n number of samples collected, Pos number of positive cases, (%) percentage of positive cases