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. 2014 Feb 13;8(2):e2708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002708

Table 7. Tonga STH infection species and intensity.

Ecological zone (n schools) Infection n(+)/total % 95% CI Moderate/heavy infection % Geometric mean eggs per gram (epg)1
Tongatapu (5) A. lumbricoides 16/232 6.9 (3.6–10.2) 0.0 184.6
T. trichiura 18/232 7.8 (4.3–11.2) 0.0 85.5
Hookworm 7/232 3.0 (0.8–5.2) 0.0 74.6
Vava'u/Ha'apai (5) A. lumbricoides 70/320 21.9 (17.3–26.4) 1.42 248.1
T. trichiura 13/320 4.1 (1.9–6.2) 0.0 44.3
Hookworm 13/320 4.1 (1.9–6.2) 0.0 137.4
1

Mean epg was only calculated for positive cases.

2

One A. lumbricoides infection was moderate intensity with 28,824 epg.