Table 1A.
Infectious rates of different parasitic species in Beibei, China
| Number positive (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampled areas (towns or communities) | Tested population (participants) | Roundworm (Ascarid: Ascaris lumbricoides) | Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus) | Whipworm (Trichuris trichuria) | Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) | Blastocystis hominis |
| Xiema (rural) | 506 | 319 ( 63.04) | 281 (55.53) | 130 (25.69) | 8 (1.58) | 15 (2.96) |
| Daijia (rural) | 510 | 236 (46.28) | 79 (15.49) | 21 (4.12) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.57) |
| Caijia (rural) | 515 | 150 (29.13) | 40 (7.77) | 31 (6.02) | 1 (0.19) | 0 (0) |
| Chengjiang (rural) | 514 | 254 (49.42) | 50 (9.73) | 16 (3.11) | 1 (0.19) | 19 (3.70) |
| Urban | 513 | 10 (119.69) | 3 (0.59) | 13 (2.53) | 1 (0.20) | 3 (0.59) |
| Total | 2558 | 1060 (41.44) | 453 (17.71) | 211 (8.252) | 11 (0.43) | 35 (1.37) |
Data continued in Table 1B (below)