Research Article
Medically Important Parasites Carried by Cockroaches in Melong Subdivision, Littoral, Cameroon
Table 3
Parasite recovery rate from cockroaches in different quarter and capture sites.
| | Sampling points | Areas/sites | Prevalence (%) | | Ascaris spp. | Trichuris spp. | Capillaria spp. | Toxocara spp. | Hookworms | Eimeria spp. |
| | Quarter | Nkongsoung | 118 (13.98) | 36 (4.27) | 6 (0.71) | 8 (0.95) | 7(0.83) | 2 (0.2) | | Mélong centre | 77 (9.12) | 22 (2.61) | 14 (1.66) | 15 (1.78) | 11 (1.31) | 7 (0.83) | | Lèlem | 90 (10.66) | 43 (5.09) | 21 (2.45) | 28 (3.2) | 24 (2.83) | 14 (1.30) |
| | Total | | 285 (33.77) | 101 (11.97) | 52 (6.16) | (4.86) | 41 (4.86) | 23 (2.73) |
| | Capture sites | Toilets | 145 (17.19) | 63 (7.46) | 20 (2.37) | 0 (0.00) | 32 (3.79) | 0 (0.00) | | Kitchens | 108 (12.79) | 24 (2.84) | 21 (2.49) | 17 (2.01) | 7 (0.81) | 14 (1.66) | | Houses | 35 (4.15) | 14 (1.66) | 11 (1.30) | 23 (2.73) | 2 (0.24) | 9 (1.07) |
| | Total | | 285 (33.77) | 101 (11.97) | 52 (6.16) | 41 (4.86) | 41 (4.86) | 23 (2.73) |
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a and b on the same column = significant at 0.05 - a, a on the same column = non significant at 0.05.
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