Table 1 The distribution of LF and filarial species in China*
From: The history of the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in China
Province/autonomous region/municipality | No. of endemic counties/cities | Species | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
W. bancrofti | B. malayi | Mixed infection | ||
Shandong | 74 | 74 | ||
Henan | 71 | 42 | 1 | 28 |
Hubei | 69 | 10 | 47 | 12 |
Anhui | 82 | 28 | 14 | 40 |
Jiangsu | 71 | 64 | 0 | 7 |
Shanghai | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Zhejiang | 67 | 3 | 40 | 24 |
Jiangxi | 75 | 9 | 33 | 33 |
Fujian | 68 | 16 | 24 | 28 |
Guangdong | 62 | 61 | 1 | |
Hainan | 18 | 18 | ||
Hunan | 55 | 39 | 10 | 6 |
Guangxi | 68 | 60 | 6 | 2 |
Guizhou | 47 | 21 | 25 | 1 |
Sichuan | 14 | 14 | ||
Chongqing | 13 | 13 | ||
Total | 864 | 463 | 217 | 184 |