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Table 2 Parasites detected in stool samples of the people living in Thapathali slum, Kathmandu

From: Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among people living in a slum area in Kathmandu valley, Nepal

Parasites

Prevalence, N = 262 (%)

Giardia lamblia

20 (7.6)

Entamoeba coli

11 (4.2)

Entamoeba histolytica

10 (3.8)

Cyclospora cayetanensis

10 (3.8)

Ascaris lumbricoides

8 (3.1)

Cryptosporidium parvum

4 (1.5)

Hymenolepsis nana

4 (1.5)

Trichuris trichiura

2 (0.8)

Sarcosystis hominis

1 (0.4)

Hymenolepis diminuta

1 (0.4)

Any one of parasites

71 (27.1)