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Eggs of<jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>and protozoan cysts, which were identified on morphological grounds as belonging to<jats:italic>Entamoeba<\/jats:italic>spp., were most common. Other protozoan cysts were considered to be those of<jats:italic>Balantidium coli<\/jats:italic>, and eggs of hookworm and<jats:italic>Hymenolepis nana<\/jats:italic>were also observed in some of the stool specimens. The prevalence of parasitic infections varied between villages. The village with the highest prevalence of<jats:italic>Ascaris<\/jats:italic>(70%) appeared to have the greatest demands made on its meagre drinking-water supply. This village is located in a dry, windy and dusty region and it is speculated that, in addition to well-established transmission mechanisms, the villagers may be exposed, perhaps through contamination of uncovered drinking-water wells and inhalation, to wind-borne<jats:italic>Ascaris<\/jats:italic>eggs. 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