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Table 1 Infection rates of Wolbachia according to villages and different HAT foci

From: Detection of Wolbachia and different trypanosome species in Glossina palpalis palpalis populations from three sleeping sickness foci of southern Cameroon

Focus

Village

No. of flies captured

No. of flies analyzed

No. of flies hosting Wolbachia (%)

95% CI

Bipindi

Bidjouka

600

77

17 (22.08)

14.27–32.54

Ebimimbang

122

46

14 (30.43)

19.08–44.81

Lambi

486

86

23 (26.74)

18.53–36.95

Total (1)

1208

209

54 (25.84)

P-value

0.5734

Campo

Akak

212

142

29 (20.42)

14.61–27.79

Campo beach

157

27

12 (44.44)

27.59–62.69

Ipono

72

72

12 (16.67)

9.8–26.91

Mabiogo

178

66

9 (13.64)

7.34–23.93

Total (2)

619

307

62 (20.2)

P-value

0.0068

Fontem

Bechati

54

54

9 (16.67)

9.02–28.74

Besali

4

4

1 (25)

Folepi

145

145

23 (15.86)

10.81–22.68

Menji

71

71

51 (71.83)

60.46–80.96

Total (3)

274

274

84 (30.66)

P- value

< 2.2e-16

Total (1) + (2) + (3)

2101

790

200 (25.32)

P-value

0.0309

  1. Abbreviations: % Wolbachia infection rate, CI confidence interval