Epidemiological Study of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia Parasites in the Mosul City

In view of the great importance in the field of public health in the treatment of parasitic diseases, as they are considered as a great danger to humans in general. The research aims to conduct an epidemiological study to update the information about the epidemiology of intestinal parasites in the city of Mosul in patients attending Al-Salam, Ibn Al-Atheer, and General Mosul hospitals, during the period from July 2022 to February 2023. Furthermore, the examined samples amounted to 371 samples, and the percentages of parasites were: (78%) for the Entamoeba parasite and (22%) for the Giardia parasite.

The percentage of infection with Entamoeba parasite in children was (78.57%) and in adults about (77.19%). As for the Giardia parasite, the infection rate in children was (21.43%), and in adults (22.81%).

The infection rates according to the months of the year, the highest level of infection in August, where it reached (18.10%), while in July it reached (22.16%), then it began to decrease slightly in September, where it reached (17.30%). More, In February and January were the lowest, where it reached (11.89%).

As for the injuries according to the age category, the infection was the highest in the age category (1 year to 10 years), where the infection rate reached (28.30%), followed by the age category (21 years to 30 years), which reached (25.00%). The rest of the injuries were (14.62%) in the category (less than a year).