Table 3.
Prevalence and mean mf intensity of M. perstans in the DERF and DHERF surveyed after over a decade under CDTI (Mamfe, Konye, Kumba and Tombel health districts)
| Ecological zone | Health district/year of survey | CDTI status | Community | Number examined | Number positive | Prevalence (%) | Geometric mean (mf/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 59 | 40 | 67.80 | 4,763.3 | |||
| DERF | Mamfe (2010 & 2013) | >10 years | Bache | 104 | 47 | 45.20 | 1,146.1 |
| Kesham | 126 | 55 | 43.7 | 972.5 | |||
| Okpambe | 87 | 45 | 51.70 | 3,173.6 | |||
| Total | 376 | 187 | 49.73 | 1,934.8 | |||
| Afap | 26 | 5 | 19.20 | 21.8 | |||
| Ayukaba | 116 | 12 | 10.34 | 1,128.1 | |||
| Babong | 93 | 68 | 73.11 | 4,971.1 | |||
| Bokwa | 60 | 20 | 33.33 | 274.3 | |||
| Ebam | 95 | 2 | 2.11 | 801.3 | |||
| Eshobi | 90 | 36 | 40.0 | 1,154.9 | |||
| DHERF | Mamfe (2010 & 2013) | >10 years | Eyanchang | 113 | 1 | 0.97 | 4,161.2 |
| Kajifu | 100 | 22 | 22.0 | 3,101.8 | |||
| Mbakem | 40 | 4 | 10.0 | 508.7 | |||
| Mbatop | 115 | 9 | 7.83 | 299.7 | |||
| Mbeme | 85 | 17 | 20.0 | 1,149.3 | |||
| Momboh | 88 | 9 | 10.22 | 112.2 | |||
| Nkoghau | 60 | 38 | 63.33 | 1,795.4 | |||
| Nyang | 32 | 22 | 68.75 | 7,976.6 | |||
| Ogurang | 86 | 66 | 76.74 | 12,170.2 | |||
| Taboh | 77 | 11 | 14.30 | 73.1 | |||
| Total | 1276 | 342 | 26.80 | 2,445.1 | |||
| Baduma | 84 | 7 | 8.3 | 369.3 | |||
| Bakolle | 78 | 5 | 6.4 | 155.7 | |||
| Bolo | 107 | 11 | 10.3 | 165.6 | |||
| Dikomi Bafaw | 101 | 12 | 11.9 | 72.6 | |||
| Eboko Bajor | 89 | 10 | 11.2 | 216.7 | |||
| DERF | Konye (2010 & 2013) | >10 years | Kokaka | 74 | 14 | 35.1 | 122.1 |
| Kombone | 97 | 11 | 11.3 | 204.3 | |||
| Kurume | 45 | 5 | 11.1 | 86.0 | |||
| Matondo | 107 | 5 | 4.7 | 206.9 | |||
| Weme | 103 | 17 | 16.5 | 385.6 | |||
| Total | 885 | 97 | 11.0 | 183.2 | |||
| Bai Bikom | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bai Manya | 89 | 2 | 2.2 | 150.0 | |||
| Bai Panya | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bakumba | 76 | 11 | 14.5 | 971.0 | |||
| Bambele | 66 | 11 | 16.7 | 377.0 | |||
| Big Massaka | 157 | 7 | 4.5 | 2,234.2 | |||
| Bikoki | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 1,077.6 | |||
| Boa Bakundu | 60 | 6 | 10 | 451.7 | |||
| DERF | Kumba (2010 & 2013) | >10 years | Bobanda | 32 | 4 | 12.5 | 1,651.5 |
| Ediki | 101 | 8 | 7.9 | 85.9 | |||
| Kotto Barombi | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kumu-Kumu | 34 | 11 | 32.4 | 418.8 | |||
| Marumba I | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marumba II | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mbalangi | 100 | 2 | 2.0 | 359.1 | |||
| New Town | 96 | 3 | 3.1 | 316.0 | |||
| Pete Bakundu | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Small Massaka | 33 | 3 | 9.1 | 1,586.6 | |||
| Total | 1241 | 98 | 7.9 | 667.7 | |||
| Bulutu | 86 | 17 | 19.8 | 148.2 | |||
| Ehom | 74 | 6 | 8.1 | 70.8 | |||
| Kack | 142 | 28 | 19.7 | 337.5 | |||
| Mbabe | 68 | 20 | 29.4 | 2,610.1 | |||
| Mbule | 73 | 37 | 50.7 | 2,110.6 | |||
| Mile 18 | 54 | 6 | 11.1 | 279.5 | |||
| DERF | Tombel (2010 & 2014) | >10 years | Mpako 1 | 63 | 21 | 33.3 | 1,052.8 |
| Ndom | 67 | 18 | 26.9 | 609.2 | |||
| Ngab | 53 | 14 | 26.4 | 392.9 | |||
| Ngusi | 102 | 11 | 10.8 | 2,452.9 | |||
| Nlog | 107 | 38 | 35.5 | 4,003.6 | |||
| Nsuke | 113 | 18 | 15.9 | 1,646.2 | |||
| Peng | 81 | 22 | 27.2 | 616.8 | |||
| Ndabekom | 87 | 25 | 28.7 | 1,321.1 | |||
| Total | 1,170 | 281 | 24.0 | 1,081.0 |
Abbreviations: GS grassland savanna, MFS mosaic forest savanna, FS forested savanna, DERF deciduous equatorial rainforest, DHERF dense humid equatorial rainforest, mf/ml M. perstans microfilariae per millilitre of blood