Table 1 Frequencies of symptoms in the three macro-areas
Symptoms | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Europe | Balkans | Africa | |
Chronic diarrhea | 82 (35.3%) | 149 (44.5%) | 99 (54.4%) |
Weight loss | 81 (34.9%) | 155 (46.2%) | 67 (36.8%) |
Food refusal | 59 (25.4%) | 107 (31.9%) | 55 (30.2%) |
Vomiting | 122 (52.6%) | 240 (71.6%) | 113 (62.1%) |
Anemia | 22 (9.5%) | 74 (22.1%) | 31 (17.0%) |
Constipation | 11 (4.7%) | 32 (9.5%) | 8 (4.4%) |
Other | 13 (5.6%) | 38 (11.3%) | 18 (9.9%) |
No symptoms | 41 (17.7%) | 3 (0.9%) | 15 (8.3%) |
Total | 232 | 335 | 182 |