انتشار الإصابة بالطفيليات المعوية الممرضة في مدينة الحلة، محافظة بابل، العراق

الملخص EN

During the period from October 2003 and May 2004, a toal of 243 faeces samples (128 male and 115 female) form patients attending to specialized Marjan Hospital for Internal and Cardiac Diseases in Hilla City were examined.

The results showed that the patients were infected with five species of intestinal pathogenic parasites : two protozoans, these are : Entamoeba histolytica (27.9 %), Giardia lamblia (13.9 %) and three helminthes these are : Hymenolepis nana (5.3 %), Enterobius vermicularis (2.4 %) and Ascaris lumericoides (2.8 %).

Anegative correlation was demonstrated between the percentage incidence of infevtion with the intestinal pathogenic parasites and sez of patients.

Significant differences were noted between the overall percentage incidence and the quality of the drinking water.

Higher incidences were reportes in patients using river water (80.8 %) and low incidence among patients drinking tap water (43.8 %).

A relation was demonstrated between the overall percentage incidence and presence or absence of domestic animals in patients houses.

Higher incidence was reported form patients with domestic animals in thir houses (76.6 %).

and low incidence was reported form patients with no domestic animals in their houses (30.8 %).

May be the present study considerably important because it is the first study after 9 / 4 / 2003 and the decrease in the public services.