Epidemiological Study of Common Bacterial and Parasitic Infections in Some Areas of Salah Al-Din Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

The study was conducted for the period from October 2020 to April 2021 and includes the collection of 450 feces samples from patients visiting Salah El-Din General Hospital. to investigate the spread of bacteria and intestinal parasites. The results showed that the percentage of bacterial infection among males was 19.50% and females 14.83%. As for the parasitic infection, males recorded 12.44% and females 8.71%, and the highest rate of infection with E. Coli bacteria was recorded for the category (1-10) years it reached 8.82%. As for salmonella, the group (21-30) years recorded the highest infection rate of 8.64%. With regard to infection with intestinal parasites, it reached The total infection rate with E. histolytica was 6.88%. The group (1-10) years recorded the highest infection rate of the parasite, which amounted to 13.23%. As for the Giardia parasite, the total infection rate was 2.88%. The group (21-30) years recorded the highest infection rate of 6.17%. As for the months of the study, the highest bacterial and parasitic infection rate was in February, amounting to 22.66% and 16%, respectively.