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Table 5 Impact of MDA on mf prevalence at the level of the implementation unit in four states/regions of Myanmar during 2001–2016

From: Rapid progress towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis in endemic regions of Myanmar as a result of 16 years of anti-filarial activities (2001–2016)

State/region

Name of IU

Baseline mf prevalence

No of MDAs

MDA compliance rate (range)

Mf prevalence (range)

No. of sites with mf prevalence

Filarial antigen prevalence

Decision about MDA status

      

< 1%

> = 1

  

Magway

Magway

4.1

13

92–96

0.0–7.1

5

6

2.4

Continue

Thayet

7.1

13

93–96

0.0–6.3

5

5

3.6

Continue

Pakoku

9.2

13

92–96

0.0–9.2

4

5

3.8

Continue

Minbu

4.4

12

94–97

0.3–4.4

3

7

3.3

Continue

Sagaing

Sagaing

5

12

93–96

0.2–7

3

5

4.7

Continue

Monywa

5

12

92–96

0.0–5.5

4

4

3.8

Continue

Shwebo

8

12

93–95

0.0–15.1

2

11

6.8

Continue

Mandalay

Nyaung U

 

8

94–97

0.4–1.3

2

1

0.8

Continue

Yamethin

4.5

8

93–97

0.2–6.0

2

4

2.4

Continue

Meikhtila

4

8

92–95

0.2–7.2

2

4

2.6

Continue

Mandalay

4.5

8

91–96

0.2–8.8

3

3

3

Continue

Kyauk Se

 

8

94–96

1.5–3.7

0

3

2.4

Continue

Myingyan

8

8

93–97

1.3–13.3

0

6

3.2

Continue

Pyin Oo Lwin

0.3

8

92–97

0.0–0.4

5

0

0.5

Stop

Rakhine

Sittwe

7

6

92–96

0.0- 12.6

3

3

1

Stop

Maungtaw

1

6

93–96

0.0–1.6

5

1

0.8

Stop

Kyaukphyu

1

6

94–97

0.0–2.34

3

2

1

Stop

Thandwe

0

6

95–96

0–0

4

0

0

Stop