Table 1.
The number of implementation units (IUs) per region and populations at risk for LF determined by immunochromatographic card tests (ICT) in 11 regions/zones in Ethiopia.
The 75 endemic IUs identified during the 2013 mapping surveys included 45 with borderline ICT results based on one ICT+ only. The updated number of endemic IUs, including results from previous surveys, and the projected population at risk in 2016 are presented in the last two columns. Populations for 2016 are based on population projection estimates provided by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency: http://www.csa.gov.et/images/general/news/pop_pro_wer_2014-2017_final.
Fig 1.
Map showing the locations of 1315 communities surveyed in Ethiopia during the mapping project in 2013.
Eighty-nine communities in which one or more persons out of 100 individuals tested were found to be positive for circulating filarial antigen (CFA) are shown in red. Communities where no positive individuals were identified after testing approximately 100 adults are marked in blue.
Fig 2.
Map showing the distribution of endemic and non-endemic implementation units (UIs) or woredas identified during the 2013 mapping surveys in Ethiopia.
After completing surveys in 658 implementation units, 75 were classified as endemic based on finding at least one infected person after testing approximately 200 individuals in two different communities. Forty-five of the endemic IU, shown in yellow had borderline endemicity with only one CFA positive person identified (1 ICT+). The 30 IUs with two or more CFA positive individuals (>1 ICT+) are shown in red.
Fig 3.
Current LF endemicity map for Ethiopia for all IUs surveyed to date.
Endemic IUs are shown in red (>1 ICT+) and yellow (1 ICT+) depending on the ICT results. Non-endemic IUs are shown in blue leaving only 58 districts yet to be mapped.