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

Table 5. Filarial antigenemia and Bm14 antibody rates in subjects with microfilaremia before and after mass drug administration (MDA).

CFA (%) Bm14 (%)
Pre-MDA-B 98/104 (94.2) 80/104 (76.9)
MDA-1 56/58 (96.6) 41/58 (70.7)
MDA-2 21/23 (91.3) 18/23 (78.3)
MDA-3 6/7 (85.7) 6/7 (85.7)

Data shown are the number of subjects with positive tests and the number of Mf-positive subjects tested (% positive) before the first round of MDA and approximately 12 months after each round of MDA.

Abbreviations: Mf, microfilaremia; CFA, circulating filarial antigenemia; Bm14, IgG4 antibodies to recombinant filarial antigen Bm14.