Table 3.
Microscopic analysis using night thick blood smears in Maceió and others cities of Alagoas State, Northeastern region of Brazil, 1990–2005
| City | Local | Number of individuals examined | Number of microfilaremics (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maceió |
Army Military Command |
731 |
2 (0.3) |
[28] |
| Maceió |
Students - 33 districts |
10,857 |
73 (0.7) |
[29] |
| Paripueira |
Urban area |
2,205 |
2 (0.09)* |
[30] |
| Maragogi |
Urban area |
1,795 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Porto Calvo |
Urban area |
2,989 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Marechal Deodoro |
Urban area |
2,765 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Coruripe |
Urban area |
2,479 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Palmeira dos Índios |
Urban area |
2,149 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Maribondo |
Urban area |
1,975 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Piranhas |
Urban area |
789 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Pão de Açúcar |
Urban area |
2,957 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Maceió |
Feitosa district |
2,450 |
133 (5.4) |
[30] |
| Maceió |
Pitanguinha district |
1,865 |
43 (2.3) |
[30] |
| Maceió |
Jacintinho district |
4,637 |
50 (1.1) |
[30] |
| Maceió |
Chã da Jaqueira district |
2,021 |
0 (0.0) |
[30] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (1999) |
2,821 |
21 (0.74) |
[34] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (2000) |
12,669 |
69 (0.54) |
[34] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (2001) |
13,544 |
66 (0.49) |
[34] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (2002) |
24,159 |
23 (0.10) |
[34] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (2003) |
7,450 |
6 (0.08) |
[34] |
| Maceió |
Endemic area (2004) |
6,715 |
4 (0.06) |
[34] |
| Maceió | Endemic area (2005) | 9,425 | 0 (0.0) | [34] |
* Non-authochonous cases.