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Background: Every year in Karbala/ Iraq, millions of visitors (pilgrims) from different nationalities were meet, which give the possibility for the parasitic diseases to spread between them.Objective: The study of the pilgrims(Iraqi and non-Iraqi)lassociated infections in Karbala during the period ofʿinvist. Subjects And Methods :A wet amount of smear were done for 567 patients severing from intestinal symptoms. Results: A high number of visitors were male in the age group below thirty .most patients were in the mild stage of the disease. Monilia was the comments infectious agent in both patients group( Iraqi and non -Iraqi ),Entameaba histolytica /E. dispar and Giardia lamblia was the common protozoal infection in Iraqi patients.In non-Iraqi Giardia lamblia had the high per centage than Iraqi type ,The mean age of the patients was 26.56 ±5.573 years and the age below thirty was the majority percentage (46%). A total of 198 males and 119 females were enrolled. . According to the governorate, results showed the highest numbers were from Babylon (17.4%)and the lower from Mathnaa governorate (3.5%) Conclusion: Through the results, it was found that the parasite Giardia lamblia appears in all cases is resistant to all climatic conditions, indifferent in time or place and that it is necessary to develop an effective measure to prevent the parasite transmission between the visitors. It appeared the presence of Diphyllobothrium latum which does not live in our local atmosphere, and the intermediate host and carrier need a cold atmosphere. This is why its appearance in some arrivals from the Hilla area indicates a change in the presence of the host |
