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Table 1 Prevalence of antigen and antibody, by sampling site and overall

From: Demographic, socioeconomic and disease knowledge factors, but not population mobility, associated with lymphatic filariasis infection in adult workers in American Samoa in 2014

Site

Ag

Bm14 Ab

Wb123 Ab

Any Ab

Any positive

% positive

(95% CI)

n/N

% positive

(95% CI)

n/N

% positive

(95% CI)

n/N

% positive

(95% CI)

n/N

% positive

(95% CI)

n/N

Cannery

1.6 (0.7–3.1)

8/498

12.5 (9.7–15.7)

62/497

12.7 (9.9–15.9)

63/497

18.3 (15.0–22.0)

91/497

18.5 (15.2–22.2)

92/497

Clinic

2.3 (0.6–5.8)

4/172

10.1 (6.0–15.6)

17/169

7.1 (3.7–12.1)

12/169

14.2 (9.3–20.4)

24/169

14.8 (9.8–21.1)

25/169

Total

1.8 (0.9–3.1)

12/670

11.9 (9.5–14.6)

75/666

11.3 (9.0–13.9)

75/666

17.3 (14.5–20.4)

115/666

17.6 (14.8–20.7)

117/666

  1. Abbreviations: Ag: antigen (ICT and/or Og4C3); n, no. positive; N, no. tested