Table 2

Association between corneal lesions and microfilaremia detected by Giemsa staining, Knott or polycarbonate membrane filtration and/or PCR*

Corneal lesions
KeratitisOpacitiesTotal
Microfilaremia
 Positive (+)10 (76.9%)4 (44%)14
 Negative (−)3 (23.1%)5 (56%)8
 Total13922 (100%)
  • *p=0.1347.