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Original Study

Abstract

This study included detecting the rate of human infection with intestinal parasites on patients arriving the laboratories of Babylon Teaching Hospital and Al-Alawiya Children's Hospital In Baghdad for the period from beginning of January 2023 to the end of December 2023. The total number of examined people in the former hospital was 796, infected patients were (384 with 48.49%), The highest percentage of parasites recorded were Endameba coli (85.47%) followed by E. histolytica (63.44%) then Trichuris trichura (45.9%) the others parasites were Giardia lambelia (39.09%) Enterobius vermicularis (34.71%), Chilomastix mesnili (31.5%), Ancylostoma duodenale (19.04%), Hymenolpis nana (18.48%), Ascaris lunmbricoides (17.22%). While the result of the study in Al-Alawiya Children's Hospital In Baghdad, the total number of examined people was 520, with infected patients was (179 with (34.4%). The highest percentage of infection also was with E. coli (69.3%) followed by E. histolytica (58.6%), Trichuris trichiura (45.9%), G. lambalia (25.84%), E vermicularis (21.83%), A lumbericoides (18.36%) H nana (15.71%), and %). Female patients were more (52%) infected in Babylon than male also the percentage of female infection in Baghdad was higher in (38%). Age group (1-10 year) was more (56.81%) than the others groups in Babylon, also in Baghdad the former group recorded the highest (51%). The current study proved that the infection of parasites in Babylon was higher than in Baghdad.

Keywords

Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Intestinal protozoa, Enterobius vermicularis

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