Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in Children in Kadhmiyah Hospital | ||
| The Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Medicine (IJVM) | ||
| Article 8, Volume 36, Issue 1, September 2012, Pages 32-36 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Amjed Qays Ibrahim | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In this study we collect 1520 stool samples during the period from September to December 2010 from children whom their ages between 1 month - 12 years. The results showed that the total infection of Entamoeba histolytica was 9.80% , and Giardia lamblia was 1.77%. And the male ratio that infected with Entamoeba histolytica was 9.83% , while the female ratio was 9.74%; and the male infected with Giardia lamblia was 1.51% , while the female ratio was 2.18%. The result showed that the high average of infection with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in age group from 1 month to 2 years. And there is no significance difference between gender and infectivity rate of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia under P≤0.05. Also it showed that there were significant relation between Age group and infectivity rate of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Entamoeba histolytica; Giardia lamblia; prevalence; Age group; Gender | ||
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