Table 6 Reinfections for Hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura infection at week 8 of single dose albendazole mass drug administration
Category | Hookworm | A. lumbricoides | T. trichiura | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Cured at weeks 4 and remained egg free at week 8 of post MDA | 62 | 95.4 | 300 | 81.7 | 68 | 47.6 |
Cured at week 4 but become egg positive at week 8 (reinfected) | 3 | 4.6 | 67 | 18.3 | 75 | 52.4 |