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Table 1.
Characteristics of water sampling sites in Port-au-Prince and Cap Haïtien and results of Cryptosporidium oocysts detection and molecular characterization.
| Site number | Sampling sites | Source of water samples | Number of litres filtered | Number of oocysts/100 L of water | Results of PCR detection | Cryptosporidium species identified | District/*Population served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-au-Prince | |||||||
| 1 | Turgeau | Reservoir | 340 | 67 | + | C. parvum | Pétion-ville/342,451 |
| 2 | Plaisance | Spring | 255 | 33 | + | C. parvum | |
| 3 | Delmas 71 | Reservoir | 170 | 53 | + | C. parvum | Delmas/359,451 |
| 4 | Dikini 63 | Spring | 272 | 145 | + | C. parvum | Carrefour/465,019 |
| 5 | Clercine F2 | Bore | 340 | 17 | + | C. parvum | |
| 6 | Clercine F7 | Bore | 340 | 233 | + | C. parvum | |
| 7 | Rivière Grise | Surface water | 204 | 19 | unsuccessful | unsuccessful | |
| 8 | Tabarre 25-F5 | Bore | 255 | 118 | + | C. parvum | Tabarre/118,477 |
| 9 | Tabarre 41-T4 | Bore | 170 | 20 | + | C. parvum | |
| 10 | Tapage-T8 | Bore | 255 | 6 | + | C. parvum | |
| 11 | Bureau Central CAMEP | Bore | 340 | 32 | + | C. parvum | |
| 12 | Tapage-T6 | Bore | 272 | 28 | + | C. parvum | |
| Cap Haïtien | |||||||
| 13 | Zone de Balan1 | Bore | 119 | 6,088 | + | C. parvum | Petite Anse/98,373 |
| 14 | Zone de Balan2 | Bore | 153 | 4,902 | + | C. parvum | |
| 15 | En Haut Jean | Spring | 170 | 5,640 | + | C. parvum | Bande du Nord/21,157 |
| 16 | Mandot | Reservoir | 170 | 3,583 | + | C. parvum | |
*
Inhabitants [15]; +: positive
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