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. 2017 Apr 5;96(4):856–862. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0897

Table 2.

Clinical infections in 674 adult men in rural Tanzania

Infection Schistosoma mansoni-endemic village (N = 450) Schistosoma haematobium-endemic village (N = 224)
HIV 24 (5.3) 14 (6.3)
Syphilis 29 (6.4) 16 (7.1)
Any schistosome infection (CAA positive or ova positive) 335 (74.4) 94 (42.0)
S. mansoni infection (by stool ova or CAA with negative urine in endemic region) 331 (73.6) 5 (2.2)
S. haematobium infection (by urine ova or CAA with negative stool in endemic region) 6 (1.3)* 89 (39.7)
S. mansoni ova positive 227 (50.4) 5 (2.2)
S. haematobium ova positive 6 (1.3) 31 (13.8)

CAA = circulating anodic antigen.

*

Two individuals living in an S. mansoni-endemic village had both S. mansoni and S. haematobium infection confirmed by ova.