Table 4.
Parasite species Isolated (n = 233) | Gandaba campus (No.) | Total (%) |
---|---|---|
Protozoan parasites | 47 | 20.2 |
E—histolytica | 39 | 16.7 |
Amoeba cyst | 29 | 12.4 |
Amoeba trophozoites | 10 | 4.3 |
G—lamblia | 12 | 5.2 |
Giardia cyst | 5 | 2.2 |
Giardia trophozoites | 7 | 3.0 |
Helminthiasis | 6 | 2.6 |
Tape worms | 3 | 1.3 |
Hookworms | 3 | 1.3 |
Double parasites* | 2 | 0.8 |
Over all parasite rate /IPIs/ | 55 | 23.6 |
Amoeba and Giardia.