Table 2 Prevalence of different species intestinal parasites
Parasite species | Number of positive samples (Prevalence %) |
|---|---|
Protozoa | 187 (64.3) |
Entamoeba histolytica | 68 (23.4) |
Entamoeba coli | 57 (19.6) |
Giardia lamblia | 14 (4.8) |
Trichomonas intestinalis | 5 (1.7) |
Cryptosporidium sp. | 77 (26.5) |
Blastocystis sp | 3 (1.0) |
Cyclospora | 2 (0.7) |
Isospora belli | 1 (0.3) |
Helminth | 5 (1.7) |
Ankylostomidae | 1 (0.3) |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 1 (0.3) |
Dicrocoelium sp | 1 (0.3) |
Hymenolepis nana | 1 (0.3) |
Trichuris trichiura | 1 (0.3) |