Table 4 |
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Density of intestinal parasites infection in dogs, stratified by rural and urban communities. |
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Parasite |
Overall n = 396 |
Urban n = 192 |
Rural n = 204 |
Urban vs. Rural |
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Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
p value |
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Toxocara canis |
375.6 (569.5) |
264.1 (441.3) |
480.47 (651.9) |
0.001 |
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Ancylostoma sp. |
84.2 (221.5) |
70.4 (207.6) |
97.29 (233.5) |
0.54 |
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Trichuris vulpis |
147.8 (440.6) |
126.23 (404.2) |
168.12 (477.4) |
0.79 |
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Dipylidium caninum |
46.8 (189.7) |
10.12 (85.9) |
81.29 (246.2) |
0.028 |
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Taenidae |
126.8 (435.0) |
77.38 (336.6) |
173.29 (507.1) |
0.001 |
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Strongyloides sp. |
11.3 (68.1) |
7.25 (57.8) |
15.18 (76.5) |
0.92 |
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Ugbomoiko et al. BMC Veterinary Research 2008 4:49 doi:10.1186/1746-6148-4-49 |
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