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. 2008 Dec 9;2(12):e344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000344

Table 1. Filariasis infection parameters by age in Usino villages just prior to the first round of mass drug administration.

Age Range Mf (%) CFA (%) Bm14 (%)
6–10 3/125 (2.4) 22/120 (18.3) 43/120 (35.8)
11–15 7/90 (7.8) 25/87 (28.7) 40/87 (46.0)
16–20 13/60 (21.7) 27/60 (45) 37/60 (61.7)
21–30 31/131 (24.4) 78/128 (60.9) 95/129 (73.6)
31–40 24/80 (30.0) 52/79 (65.8) 54/79 (68.4)
41–50 24/49 (29.2) 34/47 (72.3) 37/48 (77.1)
51+ 13/37 (35.1) 27/37 (73.0) 26/37 (70.3)
Total 106/571 (18.6) 265/558 (47.5) 332/560 (59.3)

Abbreviations: Mf, microfilaremia; CFA, circulating filarial antigenemia; Bm14, antibodies to recombinant filarial antigen Bm14.

Data shown are the number of positive tests and the total number of tests performed (% positive).