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Incidence of the different parasites observed by each applied method.
| PARASITES | Positive parasitrap | % | POSITIVE Kato-Katz |
% |
| Trichuris trichiura eggs | 86 | 14.10% | 93 | 15.20% |
| Ascaris lumbricoides eggs | 71 | 11.60% | 72 | 11.80% |
| Hymenolepis nana eggs | 40 | 6.60% | 40 | 6.60% |
| Ancylostomidae eggs | 24 | 3.90% | 20 | 3.30% |
| Schistosoma mansoni eggs | 1 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.30% |
| Enterobius vermiculares eggs | 1 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.20% |
| Ancylostomidae larvae | 4 | 0.70% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Strongyloides stercoralis larvae | 7 | 1.10% | 1 | 0.20% |
