Prevalence of pathogenic free-living amoeba and other protozoa in natural and communal piped tap water from Queen Elizabeth protected area, Uganda

Table 3 Correlation between physical parameters and waterborne diseases (r values at 95 % CI)

In situ Parameter	Acanthamoeba spp.	Hartmannella spp.	Naegleria spp.	Other amoeba	Cryptosporidium spp.	Giardia spp.
DO(mg/L)	-0.231^**	-0.129^**	0.019	-0.271^**	-319^**	-0.147^**
Temp(°C)	-0.051	-0.131	0.089	- 0.066	-0.084	-0.072
Cond(μS/m)	0.09	0.09	-0.100^*	0.154^**	0.204^**	0.105^*
pH	0.05	0.08	0.075	0.084	0.181^**	0.094
TDS(g/L)	0.098^*	0.101	-0.109	0.148^**	0.210^**	0.142^**

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