Table 5 Results of the microscopy examination of the blood thin films and stool samples
From: Health and sanitary status in 1970 of Tubu nomads dwelling in Northeastern Niger
Item | Value |
|---|---|
Blood thin films | |
Protozoan or metazoan parasites | Absent |
Relative blood eosinophilia ≥ 4% | 6.6% (10/151) |
Stools | |
Amoebozoa | |
Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar | 2% (3/151) |
Entamoeba coli | 76% (115/151) |
Endolimax nana | 21.1% (32/151) |
Pseudolimax butschlii | 7.3% (11/151) |
Trichozoa | |
Chilomastix sp. | 21.8% (33/151) |
Giardia sp. | 10.6% (16/151) |
Embadomonas sp. | 2.65% (4/151) |
Helminths | |
Hymenolepis nana | 2.65% (4/151) |