Table 1 Percentages of intestinal parasites species identified among participants in Eastern zone of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, 2018
Species of parasites | Number (n = 270) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Single infections | ||
E. histolytica/dispar | 41 | 15.2 |
G. lamblia | 15 | 5.5 |
E. coli | 10 | 3.7 |
Taenia species | 8 | 2.9 |
A. lumbricoides | 4 | 1.5 |
T. trichiura | 3 | 1.1 |
E. vermicularis | 2 | 0.7 |
S. mansoni | 1 | 0.3 |
Mixed infections | ||
E. histolytica/dispar +G. lamblia | 17 | 6.3 |
G. lamblia + E. coli | 5 | 1.9 |
E. histolytica/dispar + E. coli + G. lamblia | 2 | 0.7 |
Total | 108 | 40 |