Table 1.
Estimated area, population exposure, and transmission of Dirofilaria in the former USSR.
| Annual predicted generations of Dirofilaria intervals | 1981–1990 | 1991–2000 | 2001–2011 | 2030 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (×1000 km2) | Population exposure (millions) | PYE (millions) | Area (×1000 km2) | Population exposure (millions) | PYE (millions) | Area (×1000 km2) | Population exposure (millions) | PYE (millions) | Area (×1000 km2) | Population exposure(millions) | PYE (millions) | |
| 0 | 14908 | 77.15 | 0 | 14467 (−3%) | 62.83 (−18.6%) | 0 (0%) | 13740 (−5%) | 46.54 (−25.9%) | 0 (0%) | 12115 (−11.8%) | 21.49 (−53.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| 0–2 | 2936 | 92.45 | 138.68 | 3321 (13.1%) | 103.69 (12.2%) | 155.54 (12.2%) | 3641 (9.6%) | 100.70 (−2.9%) | 151.05 (−2.9%) | 4388 (20.5%) | 103.13 (2.4%) | 154.70 (2.4%) |
| 2–6 | 2498 | 62.19 | 248.76 | 2534 (1.4%) | 65.27 (5%) | 261.08 (5%) | 2619 (1.6%) | 76.69 (17.5%) | 306.76 (17.5%) | 3153 (20.4%) | 96.27 (25.5%) | 385.08 (25.5%) |
| 6–12 | 1735 | 38.98 | 350.82 | 1733 (−0.1%) | 38.98 (0%) | 350.82 (0%) | 1918 (10.7%) | 40.79 (40.6%) | 367.11 (40.6%) | 2068 (7.8%) | 41.68 (2.2%) | 375.12 (2.2%) |
| >12 | 455 | 11.87 | 142.44 | 477 (4.8%) | 11.87 (0%) | 142.44 (0%) | 614 (28.72%) | 17.91 (50.9%) | 214.92 (50.9%) | 808 (31.6%) | 20.05 (11.9%) | 240.6 (11.9%) |
| Total affected area | 7624 | 205.48 | 880.70 | 8065 (5.8%) | 219.80 (7%) | 909.88 (3.3%) | 8792 (9%) | 236.09 (7.4%) | 1039.84 (14.3%) | 10417 (18.5%) | 261.49 (10.8%) | 1155.5 (11.1%) |
PYE: person-year of exposure. % increase shown in parentheses.