Table 1. W. bancrofti prevalence in human blood, mosquito E/F and carcasses.
| Community | FTS % (+/tested) | Mf %a (+/tested) and mean densityb |
E/F DNA %c (+pools/tested) | Car DNA %c (+pools/tested) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sekyerekura | 17.7 (14/79) | 3.8 (3/14) 170 larvae/ml |
0.14 (0.0042–0.71) (1/81) | 0.66 (0.19–1.55) (5/197) |
| Dugli | 19.2 (15/78) | 2.6 (2/15) 40 larvae/ml |
0.20 (0.039–0.59) (3/139) | 1.10 (0.61–1.80) (17/383) |
FTS = filariasis test strip; Mf = microfilaria; E/F = excreta/feces; Car = whole carcass
aCommunity microfilaria prevalence, assuming those testing negative for antigen were also negative for mf, estimated as follows: (% FTS+ * % mf+ in the FTS+)
bNumber of larvae per millilitre of blood; cFilarial DNA prevalence per mosquito (maximum likelihood and 95% CI) were estimated using PoolScreen2.