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Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025
Research
Postelimination Cluster of Lymphatic Filariasis, Futuna, 2024
Clément Couteaux
, Thibaut Demaneuf, Laurent Bien, Manuel Munoz, Bernadette Worms, Samuel Chésimar, Gwenael Takala, Atonio Lie, Vincent Jessop, Malia Kalemeli Selemago, Valelia Uhila, Monika Toa, Dominique Euller, and Cyrille Goarant
, Thibaut Demaneuf, Laurent Bien, Manuel Munoz, Bernadette Worms, Samuel Chésimar, Gwenael Takala, Atonio Lie, Vincent Jessop, Malia Kalemeli Selemago, Valelia Uhila, Monika Toa, Dominique Euller, and Cyrille Goarant
Table 1
Description of sociodemographic and biologic variables of children <18 years of age screened for lymphatic filariasis, Futuna, May 2024*
| Variable | No. patients | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD) |
353 |
10.27 (2.79) |
| Eosinophil concentration, cells/mm3, mean (SD) |
114 |
571.00 (623.03) |
| Sex | ||
| F | 191 | 54.1 |
| M |
162 |
45.9 |
| Elementary school level, 1st–5th grade |
178 |
50.4 |
| Location of school | ||
| Fiua | 69 | 19.6 |
| Kolopelu | 109 | 30.9 |
| Sausau | 69 | 19.5 |
| Sisia |
106 |
30.0 |
| School grade | ||
| 10th grade | 16 | 4.5 |
| 9th grade | 37 | 10.5 |
| 8th grade | 39 | 11.0 |
| 7th grade | 39 | 11.1 |
| 6th grade | 43 | 12.2 |
| 5th grade | 30 | 8.5 |
| 4th grade | 44 | 12.5 |
| 3rd grade | 37 | 10.5 |
| 2nd grade | 28 | 7.9 |
| 1st grade |
40 |
11.3 |
| Village of habitation (2023 census population [%]) | ||
| Fiua (245 [8.0]) | 16 | 4.6 |
| Kolia (237 [7.7]) | 29 | 8.2 |
| Leava (302 [9.9]) | 41 | 11.6 |
| Malae (155 [5.1]) | 18 | 5.1 |
| Nuku (202 [6.6]) | 28 | 7.9 |
| Ono (504 [16.5]) | 46 | 13.0 |
| Poi (165 [5.4]) | 19 | 5.4 |
| Tamana (147 [4.8]) | 10 | 2.8 |
| Taoa (443 [14.5]) | 59 | 16.7 |
| Tavai (132 [4.3]) | 13 | 3.7 |
| Toloke (168 [5.5]) | 33 | 9.4 |
| Vaisei (139 [4.5]) | 13 | 3.7 |
| Vele (222 [7.2]) | 28 | 7.9 |
*Values are % frequency except as indicated.
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