Relationship between Anemia and Parasitic Infections in Shekhan District, Iraq
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Biology - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
A total of 431 of stool samples were collected from patients consulting the governmental health center in Al-Shakhan district (Mosul, Iraq) , their ages range from 1-50 years, the period of collection lie between January 2009-October 2009. The highest percentage of the occurrence of cysts was those of Entamoeba histolytica (35.8.0%) followed by eggs of Enterbius vermicularis (32.60%), then cysts of Giardia lamblia (26.81%), then the eggs of Ancylostoma dudenale (2.17%), then eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides (1.44 %) and the lowest was eggs of Trichuris trichura (1.08%). The percentage of anemia is higher in infected persons compared with uninfected as infection with E. histolytica (38.98% and 35% respectively), similarly G. lamblia (28.18% and 26.2% respectively) , A. duedenale ( 8.47% and 0.4% respectively)T. trichura (5.08% and 0.0 respectively, and in A. lumbricoides (1.69% and 1.3% respectively), while infection with E. vermicularis the percentage of infection is higher in unanemic persons(36.8% and 16.9% respectively). Furthermore, the highestpercentage of infection by E. histolytica occurs in the age 11-20(40%) while the lowest was in the age 41-50 and more(21.4 %). As regard infection of G. lamblia the highest infection was in the age 1-10 (39.5%) while the lowest was in the age 31-40(11.4%). The infection with E. vermicularis , the highest was in the age 11-20(43.4%) and the lowest in the age 1-10(19.7%). The highest infection with A. duedenale was in the age 11-20(3%) while the lowest in the age 1-10(2 %). As concern infection with A. lumbricoides the highest infection rate (3.1%) was in the age 1-10 while the lowest was in the age 11-20(1%). Infection with T. trichuris the highest infection rate (2%) was in the age 1-10 while the lowest ( 1%) in the age 11-20. As regards haemoglobin concentration and the type of the parasite, the highest concentration was in case of infection by G. lamblia (11%), then E. histolytica(10.3%), A. lumbricoides(10%) then E. vermicularis (9.5%) then in case of T. trichura( 9 ), then the lowest was in A. duodenale(8%).while concentration of hemoglobin in different age group: the highest concentration was in age group41-50(10.5 g/dl) and then the 31-40(10 g/dl) then the age group 1-10(9.7% g/dl) then in age group 11-20( 9.2 g/dl) and the lowest was in the age group 21-30(8.1% g/dl).
Authors and Affiliations
Bushra H. Al-Naemi, Zohair IF. Rahemo, Sundus N. Al-Kallak
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