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Table 2 Parasites stages found in different drinking water sources in Akure South and North LGAs

From: Parasitic contamination of water sources in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

Parasite

Location

Akure South

Akure North

Stages

Stages

Cryptosporidium parvum

Oocyst

Oocyst

Entamoeba coli

Cyst

–

Giardia lamblia

Cyst

–

Fluke

Egg

–

Round worm

Larvae

–

Enterobium vermicularis

Larvae

–

Schistosoma haematobium

Egg

Egg

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Cyst

Cyst

Dracunculus medinensis

Larvae

–

Strongyloides stercoralis

Larvae

Larvae

Naegleria fowleri

Egg

–

Entamoeba histolytica

–

Cyst

Giardia intestinalis

–

Cyst

Ascaris lumbricoides

–

Egg

  1. Key: not present