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. 2013 Dec 5;7(12):e2584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002584

Table 1. Evaluation Unit key characteristics at time of TAS-1.

TAS-1 Category Country TAS-1 Date EU name # of IUs in EU # of MDAs Last effective MDA Total population Area (km2) Parasite species Primary vector
Stopping-MDA Burkina Faso Dec-2009 Dafra-KV-Lena 3 7 2009 430,647 4,869 W. bancrofti Anopheles
Dominican Republic Oct-2009 Southwest Focus 3 6 2008 158,672 1,882 W. bancrofti Culex
Ghana Jan-2010 AES-Agona 2 8–9 2009 388,424 1,355 W. bancrofti Anopheles
Indonesia Nov-2009 Alor 1 6 2007 178,964 3,012 Brugia timori, W. bancrofti Anopheles
Malaysia Apr-2010 Sabah 9 5 2008 98,697 11,779 Brugia malayi, Mansonia
Tanzania Nov-2009 Tandahimba 1 5 2007 240,121 2,260 W. bancrofti Anopheles
Periodic post-MDA surveillance American Samoa Feb-2011 Tutuila 1 8 2009 65,000 151 W. bancrofti Aedes
Philippines Oct-2009 Sorsogon 1 7 2007 681,840 2,188 W. bancrofti Aedes
Sri Lanka Jan-2010 Dehiwala <1 5 2006 230,518 22 W. bancrofti Culex
Togo Dec-2009 Kozah 1 6 2008 229,798 1,103 W. bancrofti Anopheles
Vanuatu Feb-2010 Penama 1 5 2004 26,646 1,305 W. bancrofti Anopheles