Table 3.

Epidemiologic characteristics of subjects with and without Fasciola eggs in the stool

Characteristic	Fasciola (+) percent (n)	Fasciola (−) percent (n)	P
Source of water at home
Municipal reservoir	81 (17)	93.7 (148)	0.06
Untreated water	19 (4)	6.3 (10)
Vegetable consumption
Watercress	45.4 (10)	54.9 (89)	0.4
Lettuce	100 (22)	96.9 (157)	1
Spinach	59.1 (13)	51.5 (83)	0.5
Alfalfa	27.2 (6)	33.3 (54)	0.56
Livestock
Cattle	77.2 (17)	80.1 (121)	0.7
Sheep	86.3 (19)	83.4 (126)	0.7
Horse	72.7 (16)	60.9 (92)	0.28
Pig	90.9 (20)	79.0 (128)	0.18
Goat	4.5 (1)	2.4 (4)	0.57
Takes cattle grazing	90.4 (19)	85.5 (136)	0.53
Source of water in the field
Treated	47.3 (9)	29.6 (40)	0.5
Steam	15.7 (3)	28.1 (38)	0.5
River	10.5 (2)	14.8 (20)	0.5
Well	15.7 (3)	12.6 (17)	0.5
Irrigation water	5.2 (1)	12.6 (17)	0.5
Pond	5.2 (1)	2.2 (3)	0.5
Eosinophilia	22.7 (5)	21.5 (44)	0.9