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

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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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10.21608/eajbse.2022.256514

Keywords

Distribution of Giardiasis, parasite, Flagellate, Cyst stages

Authors

First Name

Arshad

Last Name

Abdullah

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

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

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arshadzanko@gmail.com

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Darya

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Hussein

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S.

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

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salih.darya@yahoo.com

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14

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2

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35558

Issue Date

2022-12-01

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2022-07-15

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2022-09-02

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21

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26

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2090-0783

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2090-0856

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EAJBSE_Volume 14_Issue 2_Pages 21-26.pdf

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology

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https://eajbse.journals.ekb.eg/

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

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22 Jan 2023