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Epidemological study for Intestinal parasites In Abu Ghraib and Amiriyah regions | ||
| The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine (IJVM) | ||
| Article 8, Volume 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 19-26 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Talib Abdullah Hussein; a Baha Abdul-Jabbar; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study has included the comparison on prevalence rates of intestinal parasites in each of the regions of Abu Ghraib and Amiriyah during the period between the month of October 2011 until the end of the month in July 2012 as it has been collected (2449) stool samples were distributed between (1430) stool samples from Abu Ghraib Hospital auditors as well as the (1019) stool samples of Auditors health center in Amiriya and collected like blood samples. Examined stool samples direct method using brine (Normal Saline) and tincture of iodine (Lugol's Iodine) and the way floating by sulphate zinc water (ZnSo4.7H2O) to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites and the relationship of infection by age, sex, and number of family members and the type of water used for drinking The results showed the presence of significant difference in total infection for the regions of Abu Ghraib and Ameriyah where the percentage was (36.29%) in the area of Abu Ghraib and (27.57%) for the Amiriyah area, where diagnosed five types of intestinal parasites (protozoa + Helminthes) are as follows: Intestinal protozoa in the Abu Ghraib area: Entamoeba histolytica (19.4%), Giardia lamblia (11.9%), Entamoeba coli colon (2.58%(. While Helminthes: Dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepis nana (3.2%(, pinworm Enterobius vermicularis (2.72%(.As for the Amiriyah area, Intestinal protozoa: Entamoeba histolytica (18.4%(, Giardia lamblia was (9.26%(, Entamoeba coli colon was (2.65%(. While Helminthes: dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepis nana (2.69%(, pinworm Enterobius vermicularis was (3.45%(. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Intestinal parasites; Nematods; Entamoeba; giardia | ||
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