Table 2 Prevalence of infected flies and seasonal transmission potential in sentinel and extra-sentinel communities, 2012
From: Elimination of onchocerciasis in Ecuador: findings of post-treatment surveillance
Community | Flies screened | Pools screened | Positive pools | Rate of infected fliesa (CI)b | Seasonal biting rate (CI)b | Seasonal transmission potential (CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corriente Grande | 9876 | 236 | 0 | 0 (0–0.39) | 56,867 (53,162–60,825) | 0 (0–11.1) |
El Tigre | 7753 | 216 | 0 | 0 (0–0.49) | 40,797 (38,821–42,872) | 0 (0–10.0) |
San Miguel | 7450 | 200 | 0 | 0 (0–0.51) | 27,833 (25,218–30,708) | 0 (0–7.1) |
Naranjal | 15,035 | 328 | 0 | 0 (0–0.26) | 133,890 (117,616–152,396) | 0 (0–17.4) |
Capulíc | 3187 | 81 | 0 | 0 (0–1.20) | 10,739 (9929–11,609) | 0 (0–6.4) |
Hualpíc | 10,644 | 226 | 0 | 0 (0–0.40) | 65,127 (60,981–69,550) | 0 (0–11.7) |
Medianíac | 7213 | 154 | 0 | 0 (0–0.50) | 24,615 (21,388–28,305) | 0 (0–6.5) |
La Ceibac | 7153 | 151 | 0 | 0 (0–0.50) | 38,348 (36369–40,432) | 0 (0–10.2) |
Total | 68,311 | 1592 | 0 | 0 (0–0.10) | 34,117 (32,796–35,490) | 0 (0–1.0) |