Table 4 Seasonal prevalence parasitic contamination of different water sources
From: Parasitic contamination of water sources in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
Water sources | Seasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry season | Wet season | |||||
No examined | No positive | Prevalence (%) | No examined | No positive | Prevalence (%) | |
Well | 102 | 18 | 16.7 | 102 | 28 | 27.5 |
Borehole | 102 | 7 | 6.9 | 102 | 12 | 11.8 |
Stream | 99 | 46 | 46.5 | 105 | 40 | 38.1 |
Rain | 84 | 17 | 20.2 | 120 | 23 | 19.2 |
Total | 387 | 88 | 22.7 | 429 | 103 | 24.0 |