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Volume 31, Number 3—March 2025
Research

Postelimination Cluster of Lymphatic Filariasis, Futuna, 2024

Clément CouteauxComments to Author , 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
Author affiliation: Wallis and Futuna Health Agency, Mata’utu, Uvea, Wallis and Futuna (C. Couteaux, L. Bien, M. Munoz, B. Worms, S. Chésimar, G. Takala, A. Lie, V. Jessop, M.K. Selemago, V. Uhila, M. Toa, D. Euller); The Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia (T. Demaneuf, C. Goarant)

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Table 3

Univariable logistic regression model results for biologic and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis, Futuna, May 2024*

Variable Univariate OR (95% CI)
p value
Eosinophil count, cells/mm3
1.00 (1.00–1.00)
0.092
Age, y
0.87 (0.62–1.22)
0.415
Village of habitation
Other Referent
Taoa
17.90 (2.0–163.5)
0.003
Habitation type
Permanent house Referent
Traditional
12.00 (1.9–77.8)
0.023
Repellent or mosquito coil use
No Referent
Yes
2.10 (0.2–18.6)
0.498
Perceived biting density
High Referent
Low
1.50 (0.2–13.5)
0.715
Pigs at household
No Referent
Yes 20,541,717 (0.0–∞)
0.113

*OR, odds ratio.

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