Table 1.

Prevalence of intestinal parasites and enteric bacteria among food handlers.

Category	Pooled number (%)
Helminthes	724 (13.89)
Ascaris lumbricoides	395 (7.58)
Hookworm	141 (2.70)
Taenia species	58 (1.11)
Trichuris trichiura	53 (1.02)
Enterobius vermicularis	29 (0.56)
Schistosoma mansoni	26 (0.50)
Hymenolepis nana	22 (0.42)
Protozoan	619 (11.88)
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar	353 (6.78)
Giardia lamblia	191 (3.67)
Entamoeba coli	50 (0.96)
Entamoeba hartmanni	18 (0.34)
Giardia intestinalis	7 (0.13)
Enteric bacteria	177 (3.39)
Salmonella spp.	145 (2.78)
Shigella spp.	32 (0.61)
Total	1,520 (29.16)