Author/Authors :
taher, jasim h. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Iraq , khdeir, muneer j. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department,, Kufa,, Iraq , mughamis, hassan a. - ,al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , auda, mohammed a. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq , raham, hussein r. al-furat al-awsat technical university - college of health and medical techniques - community health techniques department, Kufa, Iraq
Abstract :
Intestinal parasites is still an important public health problem. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitosis in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, 600 stool samples were examined by direct and concentration method . This study was conducted during September 2014 till April 2015 . The patients were classified as coming from rural and urban area. The most common parasites were Entamoeba histolytica (61.2%), followed by Giardia lamblia (19.1%), Cryptosporidium spp. (7.4%), Chilomastix mesnili (6.8%) and Trichomonas hominis (5.5%) . The positive cases were evaluated according to rural and urban environmental criteria, and the most of them were found in urban (55%) and rural (45%). The prevalence among gender with males having the highest (63%) compared to females(37%).
Keywords :
Gastrointestinal protozoa (E. histolytica , G. lamblia , Cryptosporidium spp. , C. mesnili and T. hominis).
