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Table 4 Pre and post-CDTi parasitological indicators of onchocerciasis in Asosa and Yeki, Ethiopia

From: Status of parasitological indicators and morbidity burden of onchocerciasis after years of successive implementation of mass distribution of ivermectin in selected communities of Yeki and Asosa districts, Ethiopia

Locality

Parameter

Estimate of parameter

% Reduction

Ref.

Pre-CDTi

Post-CDTi

Yeki

MFL

14

0

100

23

MFP

81

0

100

24

Asosa

MFL

15.3

0.02

99.7

18

MFP

19.4

1.6

91.8

18

  1. CDTi Community directed treatment with ivermectin, MFL Microfilarial load, MFP Microfilarial prevalence