Isolation of Intestinal Parasites of Public Health Importance from Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Percentage of parasites isolated from the gut contents and external body surfaces of the populations of B. germanica in Jimma Town, southwestern Ethiopia, 2012.

Body part examined	Parasite isolated	𝑛 (%)	95% CI
External body	Only helminths	15 (7.46)	(3.83, 11.10)
	Only protozoa	5 (2.48)	(0.33, 4.64)
	Both	2 (0.10)	(0.00, 2.37)
	Total	22 (10.95)	(6.63, 15.26)
Gut	Only helminths	87 (43.28)	(36.43, 50.13)
	Only protozoa	55 (27.36)	(21.20, 0.34)
	Both	10 (4.98)	(1.96, 7.98)
	Total	152 (75.62)	(69.69, 81.57)
Total	Only helminths	81 (40.30)	(33.52, 47.08)
	Only protozoa	10 (4.98)	(1.97, 7.98)
	Both	61 (30.35)	(23.99, 36.70)
	Total	152 (75.62)	(69.69, 81.57)

CI: confidence interval.