Changes in the Prevalence of Natural Paramphistomum Cercariae Infection in Indoplanorbis and Lymnaea Intermediate Hosts Influenced by Meteorological Factors
Table 2
Areawise and monthwise prevalence of Paramphistomum spp. cercariae infection in Indoplanorbis and Lymnaea intermediate snail hosts in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Areas
Month-year
Snail hosts
Total observed
Infected with Paramphistomum spp.
Rate of infection (%)
χ2
P
Lymnaea spp.
Indoplanorbis spp.
River Kalpani of district Mardan
Oct-18
38
27
65
04
6.1
Nov-18
30
13
43
03
6.9
Dec-18
10
05
15
00
0.0
Jan-19
12
10
22
00
0.0
Feb-19
15
11
26
01
3.8
Mar-19
29
26
55
06
10.9
Apr-19
48
52
100
08
8.0
May-19
42
44
86
08
9.3
Jun-19
68
42
110
12
110.9
Jul-19
54
32
86
11
12.7
Aug-19
58
50
108
13
12.0
Sep-19
63
60
123
13
10.5
Total
467
372
839
79
9.41
Kabul River (Sardaryab) of district Charsadda
Oct-18
19
17
36
7
19.4
Nov-18
22
12
34
3
8.8
Dec-18
06
05
11
1
9.0
Jan-19
04
03
7
00
0.0
Feb-19
04
03
7
00
0.0
Mar-19
03
02
5
00
0.0
Apr-19
28
19
47
02
4.25
May-19
14
11
25
02
8.00
Jun-19
23
20
43
04
9.3
Jul-19
65
52
117
16
13.6
Aug-19
62
58
120
14
11.6
Sep-19
42
41
83
12
14.4
8.467
0.037
Total
292
243
535
61
11.40
Adjacent areas of Bara and Kabul rivers in district Nowshehra
