Table 1 Prevalence of intestinal parasites and polyparasitism in individuals (n = 218) from Fortín Mbororé Village (Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina)
Parasite | N | % Prevalence [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
Protozoa | 180 | 82.6 [76.9–87.1] |
Entamoeba coli | 91 | 41.7 [35.1–48.3] |
Entamoeba complex | 22 | 10.1 [6.1–14.1] |
Entamoeba hartmanni | 31 | 14.2 [9.5–18.9] |
Endolimax nana | 45 | 20.6 [15.2–26.1] |
Iodamoeba bütschlii | 11 | 5.0 [2.1–8.0] |
Chilomastix mesnili | 12 | 5.5 [2.3–8.6] |
Giardia intestinalis | 54 | 24.7 [19–30.5] |
Protist | 125 | 57.3 [50.7–64.0] |
Blastocystis spp. | 125 | 57.3 [50.7–64.0] |
Helminths | 171 | 78.4 [72.9–83.9] |
Enterobius vermicularis | 3 | 1.4 [0.2–2.9] |
Hymenolepis nana | 34 | 15.6 [10.7–20.5] |
Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 0.5 [0.4–1.4] |
Ascaris lumbricoides | 3 | 1.4 [0.2–2.9] |
Hookworms | 157 | 72.0 [66.0–78.0] |
Strongyloides stercoralis | 25 | 11.5 [7.2–15.7] |
Total positives | 202 | 92.7 [88.3–95.5] |
Polyparasitism | 178 | 88.1 [82.8–91.9] |
Double | 53 | 29.8 [23.5–37.0] |
Triple | 53 | 29.8 [23.5–37.0] |
Quadruple | 45 | 25.3 [19.4–32.2] |
Quintuple | 19 | 10.7 [6.9–16.2] |
Sextuple | 7 | 3.9 [1.9–8.1] |
Octuple | 1 | 0.5 [0.1–3.9] |