Table 2.
Prevalence of Acanthamoeba spp. in Nile and tap water samples
| Sampling sites (Governorate) | Heat-tolerant Acanthamoeba grown at 40 °C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile water | Tap water | |||||
| Examined samples (n) | +Ve samples | % | Examined samples (n) | +Ve samples | % | |
| Cairo | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 |
| Giza | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 36 | 17 | 47.2 |
| Qalubeya | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 36 | 32 | 88.9 |
| Behera | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 36 | 20 | 55.6 |
| Gharbeya | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 36 | 15 | 41.7 |
| Dakahleya | 36 | 24 | 66.7 | 36 | 27 | 75.0 |
| Helwan | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 36 | 22 | 61.1 |
| Kafr-Elshikh | - | - | - | 36 | 16 | 44.4 |
| Sharkeya | - | - | - | 36 | 28 | 77.8 |
| Minofeya | - | - | - | 36 | 16 | 44.4 |
| Total | 252 | 141 | 56.0 | 360 | 211 | 58.6 |