TABLE 1.
Age-stratified characteristics of the populations in Masaika and Kingwede examined for the presence of filaria-specific antibodies (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, and IgE)
| Ages (yr) | Masaika
|
Kingwede
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. | No. examined (% coverage) | No. mf positive (%) | No. CFA positive (%) | Total no. | No. examined (% coverage) | No. mf positive (%) | No. CFA positive (%) | |
| 1-4 | 99 | 71 (71.7) | 1 (1.4) | 6 (8.5) | 163 | 105 (64.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) |
| 5-9 | 111 | 100 (90.1) | 8 (8.0) | 30 (30.0) | 154 | 129 (83.8) | 0 (0) | 9 (7.0) |
| 10-14 | 139 | 126 (90.6) | 23 (18.3) | 59 (46.8) | 157 | 138 (87.9) | 1 (0.7) | 19 (13.7) |
| 15-19 | 95 | 78 (82.1) | 20 (25.6) | 45 (57.7) | 102 | 77 (75.5) | 2 (2.6) | 15 (19.5) |
| 20-29 | 162 | 138 (85.2) | 46 (33.3) | 83 (60.1) | 179 | 121 (67.6) | 6 (5.0) | 29 (23.8) |
| 30-39 | 138 | 120 (87.0) | 34 (28.3) | 74 (61.7) | 104 | 86 (82.7) | 8 (9.3) | 21 (24.4) |
| 40-49 | 83 | 74 (89.2) | 27 (36.5) | 53 (71.6) | 58 | 35 (60.3) | 1 (2.9) | 8 (22.9) |
| 50-59 | 45 | 41 (91.1) | 19 (46.3) | 32 (78.0) | 52 | 40 (76.9) | 1 (2.5) | 8 (20.0) |
| ≥60 | 78 | 69 (88.5) | 30 (43.5) | 47 (68.1) | 44 | 31 (70.5) | 3 (9.4) | 13 (40.6) |
| Total | 950 | 817 (86.0) | 208 (25.5) | 429 (52.5) | 1,013 | 762 (75.2) | 22 (2.9) | 125 (16.4) |