Incidence of helminthiasis in humans in Iraq
| Autor: | Israa Salim Musa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Hymenolepiasis Multidisciplinary Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) 030106 microbiology 030231 tropical medicine Helminthiasis Disease medicine.disease Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) 03 medical and health sciences medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient 0302 clinical medicine Personal hygiene Chemistry (miscellaneous) Ascariasis Environmental health parasitic diseases Taenia solium Computer Science (miscellaneous) medicine Helminths business |
| Zdroj: | Karbala International Journal of Modern Science. 3:267-271 |
| ISSN: | 2405-609X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.kijoms.2017.08.001 |
| Popis: | Background The biggest problems facing the medical parasitologist are the problem of controlling the spread of human worms. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and infection intensity of soil-transmitting helminthes (STHs) and other helminthes in Iraqi governorates in 2016. Methods The data was obtained from Communicable Diseases Control Center through the period from January to Jun, 2016. Results The results showed that individuals were infected with Ascariasis (40), (20), (6) (7) and 90 individuals infected with Hymenolepiasis. 78,486 individuals were infected with Enterobiasis, 7 cases were infected with Taenia solium. Conclusion This study demonstrates that Enterobiasis is the most common helminthic disease in Iraq in 2016 followed by Hymenolepiasis and Ascariasis. Moreover, the prevalence of helminth infections was higher in patients with age group between-14 years who did not have awareness enough for personal hygiene. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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