Zoonotic parasites | Sample type | Methods | Number of positive samples/no. tested in five districts of Tehran | Number of positive samples/no. tested | ||||
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North (n = 20) | South (n = 20) | West (n = 20) | East (n = 20) | Center (n = 20) | Total (n = 100) | |||
Leishmania spp. | Fecal | Nested PCR | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (15%) | 6 (30%) | 18 (18%) |
Giardia spp. | Fecal | Nested PCR | 13 (65%) | 15 (75%) | 16 (65%) | 19 (95%) | 16 (80%) | 76 (76%) |
Trichomonas vaginalis | Serum | ELISA | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (5%) |
Babesia spp. | Serum | ELISA | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Cryptosporidium spp. | Serum | ELISA | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (1%) |
Toxoplasma gondii | Fecal | PCR | 14 (70%) | 6 (30%) | 1 (5%) | 5 (25%) | 6 (30%) | 32 (32%) |