| prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in a rural population in egypt, and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics. | a cross-sectional study was conducted in a village in menoufia governorate, egypt where the majority of people had individual trenches in the houses for sewage disposal with absence of public sewage system. out of 2292 stool samples 47.8% had at least a single infection. multiple infections occurred in 14.9%. entamoeba histolytica was 20%, e. coli 10%, giardia lamblia 10%, ascaris lumbricoides 27.31%, hymenolepis nana 2.96%, schistosoma mansoni 2.45% and ancylostoma duodenale 2.23%. males were s ... | 2009 | 19621655 |