Table 4. Characteristics of O. volvulus infected study population.

Subject ID	Origin	Location	Age	Sex	mf/mg skin	# nodules	Onchocerciasis IgG4 LFA	Ov16 IgG4 ELISA1	Used for screening
MC197	Cameroon	MBANGA	47	M	100	7	+	3.74	+
MC202	Cameroon	MBANGA	52	M	89	9	+	2.03	+
MC211	Cameroon	MBANGA	54	F	36	2	+	0.15	+
MC234	Cameroon	MBANGA	50	F	70	2	+	3.93	+
MC253	Cameroon	YAMBASSA	54	M	40	6	+	3.65	+
MC260	Cameroon	YAMBASSA	39	F	26	2	+	n.d.	+
MC326	Cameroon	DONGO	46	M	45	2	+	n.d.	+
MC328	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	37	M	74	6	+	n.d.	+
MC333	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	43	M	300	6	+	n.d.	+
MC335	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	23	M	30	4	+	n.d.	+
MC341	Cameroon	BAMO	22	M	52	5	+	n.d.	+
MC343	Cameroon	BAMO	35	M	200	2	-	n.d.	+
MC215	Cameroon	MBANGA	55	F	45	2	-	0.11	-
MC218	Cameroon	MBANGA	55	F	68	2	-	0.03	-
MC224	Cameroon	MBANGA	60	F	26	3	+	3.34	-
MC225	Cameroon	MBANGA	62	F	75	9	-	0.00	-
MC226	Cameroon	MBANGA	75	F	99	7	+	3.27	-
MC228	Cameroon	MBANGA	57	F	58	2	+	0.68	-
MC235	Cameroon	MBANGA	72	M	38	3	+	n.d.	-
MC319	Cameroon	BAMO	60	M	40	2	+	n.d.	-
MC331	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	54	M	78	5	+	n.d.	-
MC352	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	60	M	200	14	+	1.86	-
MC360	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	66	F	98	6	+	3.74	-
MC362	Cameroon	NGOG NGWAS	70	F	26	6	+	n.d.	-

¹ Blank-corrected Abs_450nm

n.d.: not determined