PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTION IN SOME AREAS OF AL-QUIM / AL-ANBAR GOVERNORATE

Abstract

Smples of 896 patients visited Al –Q uim general hospital and also ,four different random of soil samples were taken from outside and inside doorsto examine the presence of gastric parasites during the year .Results showed a total percent of % 53.2 and 9 species of intestinalparasites were specified in accordance with their percentages ; they are asfollows :-Entamoeba histolytica %26.4 , Giardia lamblia %9.5 , Chilomastix mesnili%6.5 , Enterobius vermicularis %3.7 , Endolimax nana %2.3 , Ascarislumbricoides %1.6 , Hymenolepis nana %1.2 , Balantidium coli %0.8 ,Trichuris trichiura %0.6 .However , the total percent of in festation was 46.4% and 23.2% for theoutside and inside doors respectively . parasites specified with their percentagesin the soil samples were classified as follows respectively :-Ascaris lumbricoides ( % 37.5 , % 44.6 ) , Enterobius vermicularis ( %31.2 , % 33.8 ) , Hymenolepis nana ( % 14.5 , % 12.3 ) , Trichuris trichiura ( %16.6 , % 9.2