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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES IN CHILDREN IN BAGHDAD CITY | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Prevalence of intestinal parasites among 1268 children (1-12 years old) and from both sexes in Baghdad city were investigated. A total of 750 samples (59.2%) were positive for different intestinal parasites. These positive cases were 43.1% with intestinal protozoa and 16.1% with intestinal helminths.The identified intestinal parasites and their infection rates were: Entamoeba histolytica (31.1%) Enterobuis vermicularis (13.2%), Giardia lamblia (12%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (2.8%). The highest infection rate with the intestinal protozoa was recorded in age group 1 - 3 years old (64.9%) while the age group 4 – 6 years showed the highest rate of infection with intestinal helminths (17.9%).The highest rate of infection with intestinal protozoa was recorded in spring months (58.2%) compared with 50.4% in summer months and 27.4% in autumn months while the highest rate of infection with the intestinal helminths was recorded in summer months (26.3%), compared with 13.7% in spring and 7.9% in autumn. | ||
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