Table 4.

LF prevalence in Fiji by division (positive ICT %)

Year(s)	Sampling method	Sample size	Division	No. sites	Antigen positive (ICT) %	Mf positive %
1997–2001 (A survey)	Convenience cluster	1443	Northern	3	14.8
		307	Central	5*	42.0
		2616	Eastern	24	20.2
		1617	Western	13	7.7
		5983	All Fiji	45	16.6
2002 (pre-MDA survey)	Convenience cluster	0	Northern
		1807	Central	25	13.9	8.1
		891	Eastern	15	23.9	6.8
		583	Western	8	2.1	0.2
		3281	All Fiji	48	14.5	6.3
2007 (C survey)	Stratified random cluster	894	Northern	8	3.0
		1431	Central	12	15.4
		3541	Eastern	37	11.1
		879	Western	8	0.9
		6745	All Fiji	65	9.5	1.4

*All on Beqa island, a suspected hotspot

Sources: PacELF databooks 2003 and 2006 [25, 26], The PacELF way [9], WHO Fiji office records