A survey of the prevalence of common human intestinal parasites among residents of zones 753 and 754, Singalong, Manila

• Main Authors: Gan, Naomi M., Mosuela, Miren Noemi G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1992
• Subjects: Intestines—Parasites; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3984
• Institution: De La Salle University

One hundred and forty stool samples were collected from 60 different households in Zones 753 and 754, Singalong, Manila. Using the direct fecal smear (DFS) method, helminthic parasitic agents were found present in the fecal specimens namely: Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. Thirty-five...