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. 2011 Oct 11;5(10):e1329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001329

Table 4. Prevalence of Loa loa and Mansonella perstans microfilaremia in the nine administrative regions of Gabon.

Provinces Sampling period Number of villages surveyed Loa loa Mansonella perstans Co- infection
+/Total % CI 95% +/Total % CI 95% +/Total % CI 95%
ESTUAIRE July 2005 30 105/314 33.4 28.3–39 72/314 22.9 18.5–28.1 29/314 9.2 6.4–13.1
HAUT OGOOUE April 2007 18 66/364 18.1 14.4–22.6 48/364 13.2 10–17.2 9/364 2.5 1.2–4.8
MOYEN OGOOUE January 2006 31 159/603 26.4 22.9–30.1 88/602 14.6 11.9–17.8 32/602 5.3 3.7–7.5
NGOUNIE June 2006 22 86/463 18.6 15.2–22.5 43/461 9.3 6.9–12.4 14/461 3 1.7–5.2
NYANGA January 2007 16 76/426 17.8 14.4–21.9 12/425 2.8 1.5–5 6/425 1.4 0.6–3.2
OGOOUE IVINDO June 2007 41 153/624 24.5 21.2–28.1 35/624 5.6 4–7.8 14/624 2.2 1.3–3.8
OGOOUE LOLO September 2007 18 118/423 27.9 23.7–32.5 81/423 19.1 15.6–23.3 23/423 5.4 3.6–8.2
OGOOUE MARITIME May 2008 10 25/206 12.1 8–17.4 3/206 1.4 0.3–4.2 1/206 0.5 0–2.7
WOLEU NTEM April 2006 34 196/969 20.2 17.8–22.9 65/969 6.7 5.3–8.5 13/969 1.3 0.7–2.3
TOTAL 220 984/4392 22.4 21.2–23.7 447/4388 10.2 9.3–11.1 141/4388 3.2 2.7–3.8