Table 1.
Study sites and prevalence of hookworm species from positive samples of soil and dog faeces.
| Location | A. caninum/n | A. ceylanicum/n | Dual infection/n | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communities | ||||||
| Mossman (f) | 22/23 | 95.7% | 5/23 | 21.7% | 4/23 | 17.4% |
| Mossman (s) | 8/9 | 88.9% | 5/9 | 55.6% | 4/9 | 44.4% |
| Yarrabah (f) | 34/34 | 100% | 0/34 | 0% | 0/34 | 0% |
| Yarrabah (s) | 8/8 | 100% | 2/8 | 25% | 2/8 | 25% |
| Jumbun (f) | 6/6 | 100% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/6 | 0% |
| Tourist locations | ||||||
| Mossman Gorge (s) | 1/1 | 100% | 1/1 | 100% | 1/1 | 100% |
| Lake Placid (s) | 0/1 | 0% | 1/1 | 100% | 0/1 | 0% |
| Murray Upper (s) | 2/2 | 100% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/2 | 0% |
(f) faeces, (s) soil.