Seroprevalence Study of Giardiasis Among Children with Diarrhoea in Duhok City, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Document Type : Original Article

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College of Pharmacy, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq

Abstract

Giardia lamblia is one of the pathogenic parasites that infect the gastrointestinal tract and commonly causes diarrhoea, iron deficiency anemia, and other gastrointestinal problem in men, especially among children in poor sanitation areas with contaminated drinking water resources. This study aimed to detect and determination of the rate of giardiasis in Duhok city. In this study, 105 Stool samples were collected from children of different ages and both sex, during different days from May to August 2019. Serological tests have been applied for the identification of giardiasis. From the results, 5.71% (6) stool samples were given positive, 4.87% in males and 6.25% in females, Depending on the stool types, 3.1% (1) of infection were reported in semi-formed stool type, 7.69% (3) in loose and 5.88% (2) in watery stool type. According to the age groups, the highest infection (3) was recorded in the 6-10 years’ accounting (8.57%), while the lowest infection rate was 3.12% (1) in > 10 years’ age groups, with no significant differences. This study shows the prevalence rate of G. lamblia among children in Duhok city. Preventing this infection requires good plans and strategies with good individual hygiene, the use of a healthy drinking water supply, and useful educational program to control this disease.

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology
Volume 14, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 21-26

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