Table 1 Waterborne parasite prevalence (%) and mean (SEM) per water source

Acanthamoeba spp.

(+)(%)

36(43)

107(33)

19(39.6)

51(60.7)

30(50)

7(5.3)

Mean(±SEM)

2.26 ± 0.4

8.92 ± 1.6

2.23 ± 0.53

3.44 ± 0.49

3.08 ± 0.53

0.17 ± 0.08

Hartmannella spp.

(+)(%)

19(22.6)

73(22.5)

11(22.9)

26(43.3)

29(34.5)

7 (5.3)

Mean(±SEM)

1.20 ± 0.15

5.93 ± 0.92

1.19 ± 0.33

2.60 ± 0.37

2.4 ± 0.22

0.12 ± 0.1

Naegleria spp.

(+)(%)

12(14.3)

43(13.3)

17(20.2)

12(25)

6(10)

8(6.1)

Mean(±SEM)

0.5 ± 0.15

1.58 ± 0.6

0.5 ± 0.15

0.51 ± 0.14

0.43 ± 0.2

0.14 ± 0.1

Other FLA

(+)(%)

29(34.5)

77(23.8)

29(34.5)

19(39.6)

16(26.7)

13(9.8)

Mean(±SEM)

2.95 ± 0.40

6.2 ± 1.10

0.74 ± 0.16

2.95 ± 0.40

0.35 ± 0.11

0.5 ± 0.9

Cryptosporidium spp.

(+)(%)

34(40)

22(26.2)

14(29.2)

62(73.8)

28(46.7)

30(22.7)

Mean(±SEM)

45.24 ± 9.34

416.77 ± 56.88

37.50 ± 9.24

223.81 ± 21.33

101.67 ± 16.03

53.79 ± 10.28

Giardia spp.

(+)(%)

32(38.1)

117(36.1)

12(25)

32(53.3)

38(45.2)

35(26.5)

Mean(±SEM)

83.33 ± 14.15

425.52 ± 69.82

43.75 ± 11.87

152.38 ± 21.39

148.33 ± 22.61

81.06 ± 13.95