Research Article
Prevalence of Swine Gastrointestinal Parasites in Nyagatare District, Rwanda
Table 2
Prevalence and test of association of gastrointestinal parasites with study locations (
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| | Parasite | Frequency | Test of independence | | Site | Sample | Positive cases (%) | Prevalence | value |
| | Strongyle-type helminths | Rukomo II | 20 | 17 (23.3%) | 85% | 0.002 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 27 (37.0%) | 69.2% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 25 (34.2%) | 80.6% | | Rurenge | 14 | 4 (5.5%) | 28.6% | | Total | 104 | 73 (100%) | 70.2% |
| | Entamoeba spp. | Rukomo II | 20 | 1 (50%) | 5% | 0.578 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 1 (50%) | 2.6% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 0 | — | | Rurenge | 14 | 0 | — | | Total | 104 | 2 (100%) | 1.9% |
| | Coccidia | Rukomo II | 20 | 13 (22.4%) | 65.0% | 0.014 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 20 (34.5%) | 51.3% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 22 (37.9%) | 71.0% | | Rurenge | 14 | 3 (5.2%) | 21.4% | | Total | 104 | 58 (100%) | 55.8% |
| | Strongyloides ransomi | Rukomo II | 20 | 9 (22.0%) | 45.0% | 0.237 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 19 (46.3%) | 48.7% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 10 (24.4%) | 32.3% | | Rurenge | 14 | 3 (7.3%) | 21.4% | | Total | 104 | 41 (100%) | 39.4% |
| | Ascaris suum | Rukomo II | 20 | 1(9%) | 5.0% | 0.778 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 5 (45.5%) | 12.8% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 3 (27.3%) | 9.7% | | Rurenge | 14 | 2 (18.2%) | 14.3% | | Total | 104 | 11 (100%) | 10.6% |
| | Trichuris spp. | Rukomo II | 20 | 0 | — | 0.074 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 4 (100%) | 10.3% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 0 | — | | Rurenge | 14 | 0 | — | | Total | 104 | 4 (100%) | 3.8% |
| | Fasciolopsis spp. | Rukomo II | 20 | 0 | — | 0.223 | | Gashenyi | 39 | 1 (25%) | 2.6% | | Nyakagarama | 31 | 3 (75%) | 9.7% | | Rurenge | 14 | 0 | — | | Total | 4 | 4 (100%) | 3.8% |
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