Research Article
Medically Important Parasites Carried by Cockroaches in Melong Subdivision, Littoral, Cameroon
Table 1
Distribution of cockroach species by quarters and capture sites.
| | Sampling points | Areas/sites | Cockroach species (%) | Total | | Periplaneta americana | Blattella germanica | Blatta orientalis |
| | Quarters | Nkongsoung | 162 (19.20) | 69 (8.18) | 46 (5.45) | 277 (32.82) | | Mélong centre | 182 (21.56) | 39 (4.62) | 62 (7.35) | 283 (33.53) | | Lèlem | 149 (17.65) | 73 (8.65) | 62 (7.35) | 284 (33.65) |
| | Total | | 282 (33.41) | 277 (32.82) | 285 (33.77) | 844 (100) |
| | Captures sites | Toilets | 282 (33.80) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 282 (33.41) | | Kitchens | 131 (15.52) | 62 (7.35) | 84 (9.95) | 277 (32.82) | | Houses | 80 (9.48) | 119 (14.10) | 86 (10.19) | 285 (33.77) |
| | Total | | 493 (58.41) | 181 (21.45) | 170 (20.14) | 844 (100) |
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