Table 2. Fecal egg count thresholds defining low, moderate and heavy infection intensity [23].

The fecal egg counts are expressed as eggs per gram of stool.

	Low	Moderate	Heavy
Ascaris	1–4,999	5,000–49,999	≥50,000
Trichuris	1–999	1,000–9,999	≥10,000
Hookworm	1–1,999	2,000–3,999	≥4000