Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017
Research
Ancylostoma ceylanicum Hookworm in the Solomon Islands
Table
Prevalence of Ancylostoma ceylanicum and Necator americanus among hookworm egg–positive fecal samples collected in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands, 2013–2014.
All patient samples | A. ceylanicum† | N. americanus† | Total | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. samples |
12 |
55 |
66 |
|
Patient sex | ||||
M | 6 | 27 | 33 | 0.78 |
F | 5 | 27 | 32 | |
ND |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Patient age, y | ||||
Mean | 30‡ | 32§ | 32 | 0.78 |
Median | 30 | 34 | 32 | |
Range |
2–65 |
5–80 |
2–80 |
|
Village | ||||
Village 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.46 |
Village group 2 | 8 | 42 | 50 | |
Other |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
STH co-infection | ||||
Ascaris lumbricoides | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.75 |
Trichuris trichiura | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
Both | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.58 |
*ND, no data; STH, soil-transmitted helminth.
†Includes 1 mixed sample.
‡Two samples excluded from analysis because no data for age were recorded.
§Four samples excluded from analysis because no data for age were recorded.
1Deceased.
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