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. 2015 Dec 9;93(6):1295–1304. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0364

Table 5.

Results of Ov16 IgG4 serological testing (2010) of young children, CEZ, Guatemala, together with historical (pre-MDA) nodule rates in the sampled communities

Province Municipality Community 1980–1990 (Pre-MDA) nodule prevalence* Number of children tested OV16 Pct positive
Suchitepéquez Santa Barbara Santa Adelaida 28 87 0
Guayabal NA 296 0
Patulul Santa Luisa NA 77 0
San Juan Bautista Veracruz 9 53 0
San Miguel Panan Finca La Concha 0 145 0
San José Panan 0 88 0
Chicacao Concepción Chinan 12 399 0
El Recuerdo 2 267 0
Finca Chinan 1 138 0
Labor Los Mangales NA 74 0
Cantón La Libertad 0 164 0
Alejandría 0 49 0
Santa Lucía Pamaxan NA 155 0
Finca Baja Vista 0 15 0
El Pito 1 164 0
Subtotal 2,171 (63%) 0
Sololá San Lucas Tolimán Pampojilá 3 173 0
Xejuyú NA 195 0
Subtotal 368 (11%) 0
Chimaltenango San Miguel Pochuta Finca El Recuerdo 3 23 0
Santa Ana NA 52 0
Finca Mirandilla 14 15 0
Acatenango Finca Rafael Pacún 9 8 0
San Pedro Yepocapa Finca Peña Plata 12 10 0
Finca Santa Teresa 5 17 0
Morelia 0 295 0
La Estrellita 78 38 0
Nueva Victoria NA 34 0
San Francisco 16 201 0
El Porvenir 5 48 0
Aldea La Cruz 8 137 0
Subtotal 878 (26%) 0
Total 3,417 0 (0–0.08)

CEZ = Central Endemic Zone; MDA = mass drug administration; NA = data not available.

*

1980–1990 (Pre-MDA) nodule rates are based on convenience samples, often among individuals who were self-selected based on their belief that they had a nodule, and are therefore not based on a statistically representative sample.

Nodules found in children during the pre-MDA period.

Number in parenthesis, 95% confidence interval.