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. 2015 Oct 9;9(10):e0004133. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004133

Table 2. Comparisons of the prevalence of hookworm-like eggs and of the corrected parasite loads between different sites within Kibale National Park, Uganda.

(1) [55]; (2) [18], (3) [54], (4) [56], (5) [57].

SEBITOLI KANYAWARA NGOGO DURA
(1)* (2) (3) (4) (5)
Method 10% formalin smears 10% formalin smears Sedimented feces smears 10% formalin smears 10% formalin smears Fecal flotation
CHIMPANZEES 77.2% (N = 228) 45.8% (N = 203) - - 49% (N = 121) -
692.6 ± 972.2 epg (N = 176) 431.7 ± 574.3 epg (N = 93)
BABOONS 71.1% (N = 97) - 66.7% (N = 27) - - 85% (N = 41)
BLACK AND WHITE COLOBUS 2.1% (N = 96) - 21.6% (N = 37) 6.1% (N = 476) - -
HUMANS 6.4% (N = 326) - 8.3% (N = 36) - - -

* Comparison in parasitic loads between Sebitoli and Kanyawara sites is available for chimpanzees since a same methodology was performed during comparable seasons (N wet/Sebitoli: 82 samples; N dry/sebitoli: 146; N wet/Kanyawara: 90 samples; N dry/Kanyawara: 113).