Table 3 Numbers of egg-positive and PCR-positive urine and stool samples from the 5 schistosomiasis endemic areas in Yemena
From: New insights into the genetic diversity of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobiumin Yemen
Location | No. examinedb | Egg positive | PCR positive | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. mansoni | S. haematobium | S. mansoni | S. haematobium | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Sana’a | 77 | 1 | 2.7 | 26 | 33.8 | 1 | 3.2 | 19 | 24.4 |
Taiz | 76 | 8 | 21.6 | 24 | 31.6 | 9 | 29.0 | 19 | 24.4 |
Hodiedah | 85 | 1 | 2.7 | 31 | 36.5 | 1 | 3.2 | 26 | 33.3 |
Ibb | 69 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 1.3 |
Dhamar | 93 | 5 | 13.5 | 13 | 14.0 | 5 | 16.1 | 13 | 16.7 |
Total | 400 | 37 | 9.3 | 95 | 23.8 | 31 | 7.8 | 78 | 19.5 |