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Table 3 Mean helminth eggs distribution levels in irrigation wastewater from seven farming sites along Akaki River Addis Ababa from November 2021 to February 2022

From: Distribution of helminth eggs in environmental and stool samples of farming households along Akaki River in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Sample type

Farming sites

Irrigation wastewater (N = 70)

Bisrategebrail (n = 11)

Gofa (n = 10)

Lafto (n = 10)

Saris (n = 9)

Kera (n = 11)

Peacock (n = 9)

Akaki (n = 10)

Ascaris lumbricoides

21

9

10

11

17

13

20

Hookworm

3

2

1

1

2

1

1

Trichuris trichiura

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

Total

25

11

12

12

20

14

22

Mean

2.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.6

2.2

  1. Mean concentrations of helminth eggs and larvae 1000 ml−1
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Tropical Medicine and Health

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