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Table 3 Weighted prevalence of microfilaridermia, nodules and cutaneous signs presence in each surveyed community

From: Important progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in the West Region of Cameroon

 

Parasitological examination

Clinical examination

Health district

Community

N

mf + (n)

Weighted mf prevalence (%)a

Geometric mean of mf in carriers (mf/ss ± SD

Nod + (n)

Weighted nodule prevalence (%)a

Geometric mean of nodule in carriers ± SD

cut + (n)

Weighted cut prevalence (%)a

Bafang

Bandoumven

125

1

0.3

22.0 ± (-)b

0

0

–

7

1.7

Bankambe

203

9

2.6

1.3 ± 2.9

11

2.9

1.3 ± 1.4

0

0

Bandja

Baving

136

3

1.8

1.7 ± 1.3

0

0

–

25

9.1

Bandjoun

Lemgo

75

0

0.0

–

3

1.1

1.0 ± 1.0

0

0

Se Dembom

173

17

9.8

5.2 ± 4.2

1

0.2

1.0 ± (-)b

1

0.5

Tsesse

123

0

0.0

–

1

0.4

1.0 ± (-)b

0

0

Bangangté

Batchingou

139

6

3.7

2.9 ± 2.7

10

2.7

1.3 ± 1.8

2

0.6

Ndionzou

141

0

0.0

–

0

0

–

43

13.3

Foumbot

Kouffen

107

0

0.0

–

5

2.5

1.9 ± 1.8

0

0

Maka

207

6

2.2

0.9 ± 2.1

2

0.9

1.0 ± 1.0

0

0

Mogni

96

12

12.0

4.0 ± 3.3

6

3.9

1.4 ± 1.8

0

0

Kékem

Bayon

231

6

2.3

2.3 ± 2.8

3

0.5

1.0 ± 1.0

0

0

Massangam

Makouopsap

123

53

41.6

3.7 ± 5.4

26

14.4

1.3 ± 1.4

2

1.1

Makpantoum

114

5

4.7

1.3 ± 1.9

3

2.4

1.0 ± 1.0

0

0

Mayakoue

65

7

9.8

5.3 ± 3.9

2

2.6

1.4 ± 1.6

0

0

Total

 

2058

125

5.5

3.2 ± 4.3

73

2.1

1.3 ± 1.5

80

24.5

  1. Abbreviations: N number examined, Mf + (n) number with microfilaria positive skin snip, Nod + (n) number of nodule carriers, Cut + (n) number with cutaneous sign, SD standard deviation
  2. aIn each gender category, the indices were adjusted on age; In each age category, the indices were adjusted on sex; in the total populations, indices were adjusted on sex and age
  3. bStandard deviation not calculated as the number of observations is 1