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Table 2 Follow-up of the cercarial production in B. pfeifferi of Nkolbisson and B. camerunensis of Petponoun over five days

From: Biomphalaria camerunensis as a viable alternative intermediate host for Schistosoma mansoni in southern Cameroon

Follow-up day

n

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

P-value

Day 1

B. pfeifferi

16

1376.5 ± 906.2

50

3874

0.158

B. camerunensis

8

2143.4 ± 1381.2

850

4900

Day 2

B. pfeifferi

16

588.8 ± 419.1

8

1288

0.001

B. camerunensis

8

1879.0 ± 639.6

520

2676

Day 3

B. pfeifferi

16

1086.1 ± 542.1

8

2380

0.001

B. camerunensis

8

2063.1 ± 404.9

1208

2564

Day 4

B. pfeifferi

16

1074.2 ± 634.8

12

2160

0.008

B. camerunensis

8

1916.5 ± 564.4

1012

2564

Day 5

B. pfeifferi

16

1245.4 ± 514.1

40

2068

0.001

B. camerunensis

8

2212.9 ± 538.9

1040

2780

Total

B. pfeifferi

16

1074.2 ± 454.4

23.6

1925.6

0.001

B. camerunensis

8

2042.9 ± 485.2

1073.6

2633.6

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation