Table 3.
Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. in subjects without gastroenteritis* in different Libyan cities/localities
| No. positive/No. examined (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Population studied | Entamoeba histolytica/dispar | Giardia lamblia | Cryptosporidium spp. | References |
| Alkhoms | Children and adults | 289/2,383 (12.1) | 61/2,383 (2.6) | NE | (14) |
| Benghazi | Children and adults | 436/3,659 (11.9) | 109/3,659 (2.9) | NE | (15) |
| Benghazi | Adults | 139/3,150 (4.4) | 60/3,150 (1.9) | NE | (16) |
| Derna | Children | 69/1,039 (6.6) | 132/1,039 (12.7) | NE | (17) |
| Sirt | Children | 98/601 (16.3) | 173/601 (28.8) | NE | (18) |
| Tripoli | Children | 2/50 (4.0) | 1/50 (2.0) | NE | (19) |
| Tripoli | Children | 4/486 (0.8) | 28/486 (5.8) | NE | (20) |
| Tripoli | Children | 3/100 (3.0) | 17/100 (17) | 1/100 (1.0) | (22) |
| WadiAl-Shati localities1 | Children and adults | 14/1,192 (1.2) | 21/1,192 (1.8) | 30/1,192 (2.5) | (21) |
*
Gastroenteritis=Some combination of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
1
Stool samples were collected from 17 rural localities of Wadi Al-Shati in southwestern Libya.
NE=stool samples were not examined for Cryptosporidium spp.