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. 2013 Mar;107(2):52–57. doi: 10.1179/2047773213Y.0000000073

Table 1. Prevalence of parasites detected by species.

Number infected Percentage
Protozoa 162 62.8%
Entamoeba coli 108 41.9%
Endolimax nana 83 32.2%
Giardia lamblia 44 17.1%
Chilomastix mesnilli 30 11.6%
Cyclospora cayetanensis 9 3.5%
Iodamoeba butschlii 1 0.4%
Helminths 39 15.1%
Hymenolepis nana 20 7.8%
Trichuris trichiura 13 4.7%
Ascaris lumbricoides 9 3.5%
Ancylostoma/Necator 3 1.2%