Table 2 Type and prevalence of intestinal parasites isolated from stool specimens of food handlers at Arba Minch University students’ cafeteria, Arba Minch, South Ethiopia, April- June 2015

Protozoa

66 (19.13)

  E. histolytica/dispar

48 (14)

 Trophozoite form

35 (10.14)

 Cyst form

13 (3.76)

  G. lamblia

18 (5.22)

 Trophozoite form

12 (3.5)

 Cyst form

5 (1.44)

Helminthes

57 (16.52)

  A. lumbricoides

31 (9)

  Taenia species

14 (4.1)

  T. trichiura

4 (1.2)

 Hookworms

3 (0.9)

  S. stercoralis

2 (0.6)

Mixed infection

2 (0.6)

 Cyst of E. histolytica/dispar and Teania species

1 (0.3)

 Ova of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and Hookworms

1 (0.3)