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Table 3 Total number of parous and examined Simulium ochraceum s.l., the percentage of parous flies, the number of infected flies, and the prevalence of infection (with any Onchocerca volvulus larval stage) per 1,000 parous flies detailed by village and coffee finca for each of the study in the Southern Chiapas focus, Mexico

From: Contribution of migrant coffee labourers infected with Onchocerca volvulusto the maintenance of the microfilarial reservoir in an ivermectin-treated area of Mexico

Locality Village Coffee finca

N° of flies parous/examined (% parous)

No. of infected flies No. per 1,000 parous flies (95% CI)

N° of flies parous/examined (% parous)

No. of infected flies No. per 1,000 parous flies (95% CI)

 

Planting-clearing season of May-Jul 1997

Harvesting season of Nov 1997-Feb 1998

Locality I

    

Las Golondrinas

2,636/3,017 (87.4)

5 1.9§ (0.6–4.4)

2,055/2,636 (78.0)

0 0§ (0–1.8)

Rosario Zacatonal

2,788/3,384 (82.4)

2 0.7 (0.1–2.6)

2,907/3,947 (73.7)

2 0.7 (0.1–2.5)

Finca Palestina

3,538/4,115 (86.0)

7 2.0a,c (0.8–4.1)

4,834/6,786 (71.2)

1 0.2a,d (0–1.2)

Locality II

    

Nueva América

828/956 (86.6)

2 2.4 (0.3–8.7)

967/1,534 (63.0)

1 1.0 (0–5.7)

Fincas Victoria, Santa Fé and Fortuna

555/625 (88.8)

5 9.0b,c (2.9–20.9)

2,540/3,341 (76.0)

5 2.0b,d (0.6–4.6)

 

Planting-clearing season of May-Jul 1998

Harvesting season of Nov 1998-Feb 1999

Locality I

    

Las Golondrinas

1,483/2,098 (70.7)

0 0 (0–2.5)

2,591/3,983 (65.1)

0 (0–1.4)

Rosario Zacatonal

548/874 (62.7)

0 (0–6.7)

384/581 (66.1)

1 2.6 (0.1–14.4)

Finca Palestina

N/A

N/A

2,304/3,915 (58.9)

2 0.9 (0.1–3.1)

Locality II

    

Nueva América

681/1,032 (66.0)

4 5.9§ (1.6–15.0)

3,254/4,957 (65.6)

5 1.5§ (0.5–3.6)

Fincas Victoria, Santa Fé and Fortuna

561/693 (81.0)

1 1.8 (0–9.9)

3,898/6,348 (61.4)

8 2.1 (0.9–4.0)

  1. a, b, c, d Denote statistical significance (p < 0.05) with the same letter indicating the comparison under scrutiny.
  2. § Indicates borderline significance (p = 0.05).