Research Article
Medically Important Parasites Carried by Cockroaches in Melong Subdivision, Littoral, Cameroon
Table 2
Prevalence of parasites grouped by sites of infestation and by sexes of cockroaches.
| | Parasite | Sites of infestation | Total | Sexes | Total | | External surface | Internal surface | Male | Female |
| | Ascaris spp. | 240 (28.44) | 179 (21.21) | 419 (49.64) | 101 (11.97) | 184 (21.80) | 285 (33.76) | | Trichuris spp. | 81 (9.60) | 58 (6.87) | 139 (16.46) | 47 (5.57) | 54 (6.40) | 101 (11.97) | | Capillaria spp. | 46 (5.45) | 31 (3.67) | 77 (9.12) | 28 (3.32) | 24 (2.84) | 52 (6.16) | | Toxocara spp. | 38 (4.50) | 28 (3.32) | 66 (7.82) | 26 (3.08) | 15 (1.78) | 41 (4.86) | | Hookworm | 30 (3.55) | 12 (1.42) | 42 (4.98) | 13 (1.54) | 28 (3.32) | 41 (4.86) | | Eimeria spp. | 23 (2.73) | 17 (2.01) | 40 (4.74) | 12 (1.42) | 11 (1.30) | 23 (2.73) |
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a and b on the same column = significant at 0.05 - a, a on the same line = nonsignificant at 0.05.
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