Table 6 Prevalence of LF antigenemia by FTS, LF Wb123 antibody by Biplex RDT and onchocerciasis Ov16 antibody by Biplex RDT, by gender, grade, age group and district
LGA/IU | No. of pupils tested | Gender | Grade | Age group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Age < 5 years | Age 5–9 years | Age 10+ years | ||
Bade (30 schools sampled; 8593 students enrolled in target grades) | ||||||||||
Number tested | 2875 | 1387 | 1488 | 1028 | 1032 | 775 | 40 | 0 | 2388 | 487 |
Number FTS positive (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Number Biplex-LF positive | 1 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) |
Number Biplex-oncho positive (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Bekwara (34 schools sampled; 3,078 students enrolled in target grades) | ||||||||||
Number tested | 2622 | 1343 | 1279 | 1141 | 680 | 721 | 80 | 0 | 2222 | 400 |
Number FTS positive (%) | 5 (< 1) | 3 (< 1) | 2 (< 1) | 3 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 2 (< 1) | 0 (0) | NA | 5 (< 1) | 0 (0) |
Number Biplex-LF positive (%) | 14 (1) | 10 (1) | 4 (< 1) | 6 (1) | 3 (< 1) | 5 (1) | 0 (0) | NA | 12 (1) | 2 (1) |
Number Biplex-oncho positive (%) | 81 (3) | 35 (2) | 46 (4) | 28 (2) | 26 (4) | 27 (4) | 0 (0) | NA | 67 (3) | 14 (3.5) |
Gashaka (30 schools sampled; 3,026 students enrolled in target grades) | ||||||||||
Number tested | 3026 | 1561 | 1465 | 1325 | 855 | 846 | 0 | 0 | 2551 | 475 |
Number FTS positive (%) | 7 (< 1) | 4 (< 1) | 3 (< 1) | 3 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 3 (< 1) | NA | NA | 6 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) |
Number Biplex-LF positive (%) | 13 (< 1) | 8 (1) | 5 (< 1) | 5 (< 1) | 4 (< 1) | 4 (1) | NA | NA | 8 (< 1) | 5 (1) |
Number Biplex-oncho positive (%) | 53 (2) | 42 (3) | 11 (1) | 8 (1) | 19 (2) | 26 (3) | NA | NA | 31 (1) | 22 (5) |
Karim Lamido (52 schools sampled; 3,010 students enrolled in target grades) | ||||||||||
Number tested | 3010 | 1438 | 1572 | 1321 | 777 | 912 | 0 | 253 | 2241 | 516 |
Number FTS positive (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Number Biplex-LF positive (%) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | NA | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) |
Number Biplex-oncho positive (%) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 1 (< 1) | 1 (< 1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA | NA | 0 (0) |