دور التلوث في انتشار الطفيليات المعوية بين سكان ناحية الكفل في محافظة بابل

Abstract

During the period from January 2005 till January 2006, an epidemiological study was conducted to investigate species and percentages of incidence of the intestinal parasites among AL – Kufel town of Babylon province. A total of 1312 faecal samples. Faecal specimens were firstly macroscopically examined and then microscopically by following the direct smear method in normal saline and iodine solutions. Ten intestinal parasites were detected five protozoan ( Entamoeba coli , Entamoeba histolytica , Giardia lamblia , Trichomonas hominis & Chilomastix mesnili ) and five helminthes ( Enterobius vermicularis , Ascaris lumbricoides , Hymenolepis nana , Trichuris trichiura & Ancylostoma duodenale ) percentages of incidence with these parasites were : ( 19.43 % , 17.37 % , 12.72 % , 4.34 % , 3.73 % , 8.38 % , 4.49 % , 6.25 % , 4.19 % , 2.13 % respectively .) . The overall percentage incidence of infection with these intestinal parasites in AL – Kufel tone was 83.07 %. The percentage incidence of single infection was 63.87 % against 15.62 % and 3.58 % for double and triple infections. No significant differences were noted in the percentage incidences of infection of males and females with all these intestinal parasites. The higher percentage was concentrated in small age stage than that in big age stage; also we show an increase of infectional percentage in summer season than that in winter season.