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Epidemiology of Amoebic dysentry in Bastamly Village ,Tuz ditrict- Salahdeen | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 352-355 | ||
| Author | ||
| T . E . AL-Alousi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was aimed to investigate the distribution of Entamoeba –histolytica, The causative agent of amoebic dysentery, among the children aged 6 months to 10 years in Bastamally Village belong to Tuz district, Salah –Eideen province. The stool samples were collected from Children attended the health center of the Village. This work also aimed to delect the role of the service water in the distribution of the disease, 6 samples of water were collected from different sources in the Village .Stool samples and water samples were examined by consentration method ( floatation method ) by saturated zinc sulphate solution . The study was achieved in the periode from 15 November -2007 up to 15 March -2008. The results revealed that the ameobic desentry among the examined samples were 19.80% from 303 examined samples. Of the examined samples 148 were male and 155 were female, the infected samples of both sexes were 54.05% and 22.38%, respectively. It was observed that the infection among the age group between 6 months to 5 years were higher39.8 %than that of 6 months to 10 years36.63%. All water samples Examined were positive for the cysts of Entamoeba –histolytica . | ||
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