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Table 1 Prevalence and intensity (GMI mf/ml) of Loa loa microfilarial for FTS positive individuals during day and night

From: Mapping lymphatic filariasis in Loa loa endemic health districts naïve for ivermectin mass administration and situated in the forested zone of Cameroon

REGION

Screened (N)

FTS Prev. (%)

DAY

NIGHT

FTS + ve Participants (N)

L.loa

+ve (N)

Loiasis Prev (%)

GMI (mf/ml)

FTS + ve Participants (N)

L. loa +ve (N)

Loiasis Prev (%)

GMI (mf/ml)

EAST

6444

1.4

87

61

(70.1%)

621.3

68

44

(64.70%)

61

CENTER

4475

2.4

109

65

(59.60%)

210

97

50

(51.50%)

18.9

LITTORAL

1789

0.3

5

1

(20.0%)

5.9

2

0

(0.0%)

0

SOUTH

1738

1.8

32

20

(62.5%)

344.3

21

15

(71.4%)

44.6

TOTAL

14,446

1.6

233

147

63.1%

311

188

109

58%

30.9

  1. * + ve indicates positive, GMI geometric mean intensity, Prev prevalence, N number