Table 1 :

Seasonal variation of B. hominis among patients attending the Central Laboratory in Sebha

Year	Summer season*		Winter season**		Total investigated
	No.	No. Positive	No.	No. Positive	No.	No. Positive***
2003	2572	458 (17.80)	1855	279 (15.04)	4427	737 (16.64)
2004	2264	497 (21.95)	1398	267 (19.09)	3662	764 (20.86)
2005	2336	640 (27.39)	1309	329 (25.13)	3645	969 (26.58)

Figures in parentheses indicate percentages.

^*April to October.

^**November to March.

^***p < 0.05 versus comparison with summer and winter season.