| intestinal helminths of hospital patients in kavango territory, namibia. | in-patient and out-patient faeces examination reports from the state hospital in rundu, kavango territory, namibia, gave some idea of the prevalence of helminthic infections. 4174 specimens were examined over a 29-month period. hookworm (6.8%) and strongyloides (2.7%) were the most common infections, followed by hymenolepis nana (1%), schistosoma mansoni (1%) and taenia sp. (0.9%). s. mansoni was more common in males than females, hookworm more common in females than males, and h. nana was most ... | 1989 | 2617631 |