Table 1.

Helminth egg positive rates for inhabitants and students in Kongwa and Mbulu districts of Tanzania using the Kato-Katz method

^*On 128 of these subjects, the scotch-tape anal swab was also applied, and this revealed the eggs of Ev (n=7), Hn (n=2), and Taenia sp (n=1).

Al, Ascaris lumbricoides; Ev, Enterobius vermicularis; Tt, Trichuris trichiura; Hn, Hymenolepis nana; Hd, H. diminuta.