Infectious agent: Class, species

Age class (years)

<2

2 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 15

Total

Nematode

n˚

%

n˚

%

n˚

%

n˚

%

n˚

DC %

Ascaris lumbricoides

9

81.8

77

42.8

55

39.6

17

34.0

158

41.6^a

Ancylostomidae

0

0

29

16.1

23

16.5

8

16.0

60

15.8^c

Strongyloides stercoralis

0

0

4

2.2

5

3.6

1

2.0

10

2.6^e

Enterobius vermicularis

0

0

1

0.6

4

2.9

0

0

5

1.3^e

Cestoda

Hymenolepis nana

0

0

14

7.8

10

7.2

4

8.0

28

7.4^d

Flagelata

Giardia lamblia

0

0

1

0.6

1

0.7

0

0

2

0.5^e

Sarcodina

Entamoeba coli

1

9.1

46

25.6

37

26.6

17

34.0

101

26.6^b

Entamoeba histolytica/dispar

1

9.1

8

4.4

4

2.9

3

6.0

16

4.2^e

Total of cases by age class

11

100

180

100

139

100

50

100

380

100

Total of age class/total of species

11

2.9

180

47.4

139

36.6

50

13.2

380

100