Table 1. Validation and examination of notified and confirmed patients with chronic cough, 10 villages in Hinheub district, Lao PDR.
| Village name | Population | Village head | Validation surveys | Sputum examination | ||||
| Cases notified (%) | Confirmed (%) | New cases identified (%) | Total cases | Examined (%) | Paragonimiasis # positive (%) | Tuberculosis # positive (%) | ||
| Pakvang | 315 | 13 (4.1) | 10 (76.9) | 4 (1.3) | 14 | 14 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| Phonethong Tay | 331 | 15 (4.5) | 11 (73.3) | 17 (5.1) | 28 | 27 (96.4) | 1 (3.7) | 0 |
| Nampath | 349 | 33 (9.5) | 7 (21.2) | 0 (0) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Taothane | 536 | 15 (2.8) | 10 (66.7) | 3 (0.6) | 13 | 4 (30.8) | 1 (25.0) | 0 |
| Khonekeo | 626 | 10 (1.6) | 4 (40.0) | 8 (1.3) | 12 | 4 (33.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Houy Yleuth | 662 | 10 (1.5) | 7 (70.0) | 1 (0.2) | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 0 | 0 |
| Souanmone | 694 | 22 (3.2) | 16 72.7) | 22 (3.2) | 38 | 19 (50.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Hintid | 939 | 13 (1.4) | 9 (69.2) | 4 (0.4) | 13 | 3 (23.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Khonekene | 1165 | 9 (0.8) | 6 (66.7) | 42 (3.6) | 48 | 3 (7.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Namthome | 1172 | 80 (6.8) | 58 (72.5) | 37 (3.2) | 95 | 50 (52.6) | 5 (10.0) | 1 (2.0) |
| Total | 6789 | 220 (3.2) | 138 (62.7) | 138 (2.0) | 276 | 129 (46.7) | 7 (5.4) | 1 (0.8) |