Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites under Fingernails of Primary School Children in Zakho, Kurdistan Region
| Autor: | Araz Ramadhan Issa, Ahmad Y. Jameel, Mohammed A. Khdihir, Mohammed A. Sabri, Kaveen S.Kh. Amidy, Wijdan M.S. Mero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Science Journal of University of Zakho, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 25-27 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2663-6298 2663-628X |
| DOI: | 10.25271/2017.5.1.295 |
| Popis: | In this study, 103 fingernails samples were collected (31 female and 72 male) from primary school children aged between 6 to12 years, which lived in Zakho city during the period from March to November, 2015. Each fingernail sample was immersed in normal saline, and subsequently centrifuged for 5 minutes at 2500 rpm. The supernatant was discarded; a few drops of the sediment of each sample were placed on the center of a clean glass slide with a drop of iodine or eosin, and then examined microscopically. The results revealed a total rate of 25.24% of infection with parasites. The recorded parasites with their rates included: eggs of Enterobius vermicularis, Hymenolepis nana, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichaura (7.76, 5.82, 2.91 and 0.97 %, respectively) and cysts of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia (4.85 and 2.91 %). According to age, the highest percentage of infection occurred in 9 years old children. Regarding the gender, males showed a higher rate of infection than females (17.47 % versus 7.76%, respectively). These results clarify the role of fingernails in the transmission of parasitic infections, which requires continuous cleaning and cutting. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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