PREVALENCE OF ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA INFUCTION IN AL RUTBA REGION/ AL ANBAR GOVERNORATE AND STUDY OF EFFECT EXTRACT OF FRANKENIA PULVERULENTA ON PARASITE

Abstract

This study includes a survey for Entamoeba histolytica parasite infestations that test 782 stool sample its collection from patients visited AL- Rutba hospital and health centers in AL-Rutba city from 1/10/ 2017to 1/4/2016 and relationship the infection with age, sex, accommodation area, educational status and the sources of the water. Results indicted a total infection percent was 58.3% , the infection percent in males was 69.65% which was higher than the infection percent in females which was 46.31%, the highest infection percent was 76.4% at age (1-10) years. While the results showed that the incidence of infection in the countryside was higher than in the city where it reached 70.43 and 46.31%, respectively. The results also indicated that the parasite in the well water was higher than in the water of the dam, dam water and filter water, with( 78.6, 76.7, 73.5 and 20.7)% respectively. The study included effect of alcoholic and water extract of Frankenia pulverulenta with various concentrations on the growth of Entamoeba histolytica in culture, the results indicated that the concentration 1%, 0.7% of alcoholic extract and the concentration1% of water extract during a processing period 24 hours is more effective on growth of the parasite with percent 100% compared with control (0%) , the imp ad of alcohol extract is batter the water extract.