Table 6.
Nasarawa state: 2017 results from O150 PCR analysis of Simulium damnosum s.l. heads for Onchocerca volvulus DNA, from 18 sites
| Local government area (baseline endemicity) | Village | No. of blackflies received | No. of blackflies analyzed | No. of pools of 100 | No. of pools< 100* | No. of pools positive | % positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akwanga (Hyper) | Akewa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1(6) | 0 | 0 |
| Alushi | 1,247 | 1,247 | 12 | 1(47) | 0 | 0 | |
| Anguwan Habu† | 4,765 | 4,765 | 47 | 1(65) | 0 | 0 | |
| Anguwan Zaria | 1,449 | 1,449 | 14 | 1(49) | 0 | 0 | |
| Bayan Dutse† | 3,540 | 3,540 | 35 | 1(40) | 0 | 0 | |
| Gbuja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Awe (non/hypo) | Wuse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karu (Meso) | Jankanwa | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1(33) | 0 | 0 |
| Kokona (Meso) | Guruku | 247 | 247 | 2 | 1(47) | 0 | 0 |
| Nindama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | |
| Lafia (Meso) | Arikiya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ugah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nasarawa Egon (Meso) | Ezzen Sarki | 384 | 384 | 3 | 1(84) | 0 | 0 |
| Obi (non/hypo) | Adudu | 331 | 331 | 3 | 1(31) | 0 | 0 |
| Toto (Hyper) | Kuru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nyanji† | 938 | 938 | 9 | 1(38) | 0 | 0 | |
| Umaisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 12,944 | 12,944 | 125 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
* Parentheses show numbers of flies in the pool tested.
† Sentinel village.