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Table 1 Prevalence and intensity (mf/ml) of L. loa determined by RAPLOA and by the Thick blood film techniques.

From: Combined Utilisation of Rapid Assessment Procedures for Loiasis (RAPLOA) and Onchocerciasis (REA) in Rain forest Villages of Cameroon

   

Prevalence (%)

Intensity (mf/ml)

Village

Population*

No. Examined

RAPLOA   

Thick blood film

Arithmetic Mean Mf +ve & -ve individuals

Arithmetic Mean Mf +ve individuals

William's means > 15

William's means > 20 (CMFL)

Ambombo

250

49

24.49

6.12

1.63

27.67

1.22

1.25

Bifang

1889

141

21.99

3.55

81.99

2313

1.25

1.30

Mbullam

65

21

19.05

14.29

86.67

608.67

2.36

2.21

Dinku

516

159

30.82

10.69

1.3.77

970.79

1.83

2.02

Ebendi

260

120

13.33

3.36

8.00

240.00

1.18

1.14

Eka

1079

96

14.58

9.38

418.96

4468.89

1.87

1.96

Ngalla

765

138

16.67

7.25

232.46

3208.00

1.53

1.55

Oche 1

83

32

9.38

12.50

293.13

2345.00

2.08

2.13

Oche 2

77

29

31.03

10.34

13.10

126.67

1.609

1.93

Olorunti

707

192

20.31

4.69

119.27

2544.44

1.39

1.40

Total

5691

977

      

Average

  

20.47

6.86

139.08

2028.06

1.50

1.53

  1. * Total population recorded during a census conducted in study villages; CMFL: Community microfilarial load. Mf +ve: Microfilaraemic, MF -ve: amicrofilaraemic