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

Abstract

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.