Abstract
Giardia lamblia, an intestinal flagellate parasite is widely prevalent in humans worldwide. A total of 100 stool samples from diarrhoeal patients during three months ( October, November , and December, 2011) were examined by direct smear and lugol’s iodine techniques to investigate Giardia lamblia parasite . The total human patients involved in this study were divided into five age groups . The overall prevalence of G.lamblia infection was 22%. The highest infection appeared the in age group (1-10) years old, and the lowest was in the age group (11-20) years old. Males were highly infected 26 % (13/50) than females 16% (9/50) in patient groups.
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