[The results of copro parasitological investigations in two poor districts in Ankara]

542 stools were examined for intestinal helminths. 97 of them showed parasitic infestation. The number and percentages of the species found are shown below, Ascaris lumbricoides 39 7.4%, Hymenolepis nana 24 4.4%, Enterobius vermicularis 16 3.0%, Taenia saginata 4 0.8%, Trichuris trichiura 12 2.2%. The helminthological diagnosis is based on the enrichment methods of flotation.