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Table 3 Infection rate with trematodes (metacercariae) of shellfish purchased from six markets in Abidjan and one market in Dabou in 2009/2010

From: No Paragonimus in high-risk groups in Côte d'Ivoire, but considerable prevalence of helminths and intestinal protozoon infections

Genus of shellfish

Number of shellfish analysed

Number (%) of shellfish infected

Crab Callinectes

221

30 (13.6)

Crab Cardisoma

18

2 (11.1)

Shrimp Penaeus

30

0

Shrimp Macrobrachium

3

0

Total

272

32 (11.8)