Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity of Freshwater Snail and Prevalences of Their Infection by Cercaria of Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma spp at Mayo-Vreck River, Far North Region of Cameroon
Table 4
Physicochemical parameters of the water measured in different stations.
Parameters
Alkalinity
pH
T (°C)
EC (µS/cm)
Depth (cm)
DO (mg/l)
DSC (ppm)
Station 1
38.88 ± 3.70
7.11 ± 0.43
27.41 ± 2.72
209.37 ± 23.3
54.78 ± 31.18
6.5 ± 0.42
180.05 ± 63.71
Station 2
36.36 ± 01.1
6.86 ± 0.23
25.74 ± 1.75
199.99 ± 26.29
33.44 ± 19.19
6.39 ± 0.44
140.23 ± 21.37
Station 3
37.20 ± 0.93
7.06 ± 0.58
26.42 ± 1.79
205.24 ± 23.69
32.28 ± 13.99
6.88 ± 0.28
151.09 ± 27.21
Station 4
31.77 ± 0.79
6.79 ± 0.31
26.65 ± 1.69
205.91 ± 21.3
48.61 ± 24.75
5.94 ± 0.19
153.32 ± 26.90
Station 5
34.09 ± 0.50
6.99 ± 0.36
26.13 ± 1.34
205.99 ± 19.42
34.78 ± 15.98
6.24 ± 0.27
151.39 ± 17.78
Station 6
36.99 ± 0.81
7.08 ± 0.29
26.97 ± 1.93
207.6 ± 21.94
27.78 ± 11.99
6.73 ± 0.28
141.54 ± 20.77
Station 7
32.77 ± 1.25
7.65 ± 0.34
26.59 ± 1.52
208.06 ± 17.51
58.52 ± 34.69
7.14 ± 0.38
160.11 ± 26.82
Station 8
29.94 ± 1.37
7.02 ± 0.32
26.69 ± 2.07
207.84 ± 31.88
36.89 ± 21.83
6.63 ± 0.22
147.13 ± 24.20
Station 9
36.67 ± 0.89
7.08 ± 0.59
26.18 ± 1.84
211.11 ± 19.09
33.33 ± 21.83
6.05 ± 0.30
159.79 ± 32.09
Station 10
34.63 ± 0.93
7.95 ± 0.59
28.14 ± 2.98
203.12 ± 28.73
71.22 ± 41.42
6.56 ± 0.20
185.20 ± 25.48
Means
34.93 ± 3.02
7.16 ± 0.53
26.69 ± 2.04
206.42 ± 22.8
43.66 ± 28.32
6.51 ± 0.46
156.98 ± 33.03
pH = hydrogen potential; T = temperature; EC = electric conductivity; DO = dissolve oxygen; DSC = dissolved solute content.
