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. 2011 May 25;4:90. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-4-90

Table 6.

Prevalence of microfilaraemia and antigenaemia in children aged below 8 years at each survey


No. positive/No. examined (%)

Month/year of survey mf 95% CI (%) CFA 95% CI (%)

February 2002 7/151 (4.6) 1.3 - 7.9 25/165 (15.2) 9.7 - 20.7
March 2003 1/85 (1.1) 0.0 - 3.3 4/85 (4.7) 0.2 - 9.2
July 2004 0/63 (0.0) - 1/64 (1.6) 0.0 - 4.7
July 2007 0/119 (0.0) - 2/120 (1.7) 0.0 - 4.0
May 2009 0/77 (0.0) - 0/76 (0.0) -

mf = microfilariae; CFA = circulating filarial antigen by ICT test