Abstract

The study was conducted to know the prevalence of Giardia in water in District Karak, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The collected water sample from different villages of District Karak was tested in the lab of the Department of Zoology in Kohat University of Science and Technology. Giardia is an intestinal protozoan parasite and a major cause of diarrheal disease in human worldwide. PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) method was used to detect the prevalence of Giardia in tube well, bore, drainage and taper water of District Karak, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The total of 65 water samples were collected amongst. From the result the prevalence of Giardia in tube well, drainage and bore water were found 10.76, 1.53 and 1.53%, respectively while in the sample of tape water there will be no prevalence of Giardia was detected. From the result it was concluded that a proper treatment of water for human consumptions is required.

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