PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES AMONG CHILDREN AND OLD PATIENTS IN ALEXANDRIA NAHIA

Abstract

In order to confirm the prevalence and rate of infection of intestinal parasites in Alexandria Nahia ( rural area), stool samples were collected from 1154 cases admitted into Alexandria hospital during 6 months in 2003 . Results of examination revealed that 50% of them were positive for parasites, 48% were positive for Giardia lamblia and 33.8% were positive for Entamoeba histolytica which represent the highest prevalence . The lowest prevalence 18.19% was found for Entamoeba coli . Infection were higher in males than in females . No nematodes parasites were revealed in this study .