The spread of Entamoeba histolytica infection among children attended the Central Child Hospital in Baghdad city.

Authors

  • Ilham A. A. Altikrity Department of Biology, College of Girls Education, University of Tikrit, SalahadDin, Iraq
  • Marwan A. H. Aljanabi Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Tikrit, SalahadDin, Iraq

Keywords:

epidemiological study, parasitic infections, Entamoeba histolytica

Abstract

A total of 1712 samples of children feces were collected from the Central Child Hospital and examined by direct and concentration methods (zinc sulfate and sucrose) during the period from 01/10/2011 to 19/10/2012. The ages of children were ranging between one month and 15 years.The results of the current study showed that the rate of infection overall was 18.72% and there was a variation in the infection rate between the age groups, reaching the highest incidence in the age group (1- 5 years old). The study indicated also that the percentage of infected males is higher than females, which was 63% and 37% respectively. Also the percentage of infection among children living in the city was 70%, while it was 30% among children living in the rural areas.

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Published

2023-10-22

Issue

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Biology

How to Cite

The spread of Entamoeba histolytica infection among children attended the Central Child Hospital in Baghdad city. (2023). Iraqi Journal of Science, 55(3A), 979-985. https://ijs.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/eijs/article/view/11367

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