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Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica in Diarrheal Patients in Al- Najaf Province\ Iraq

Rafal Haider AL-Ebrahemi
Journal of Progressive Medical Sciences, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Progressive Medical Sciences
Published: 2025-08-31

Abstract

     The research was conducted at the Al-Najaf Teaching Hospital. There were 1061 patients in all, representing both sexes (males and females) and various age groups (children and adults). Out of all the stool samples studied, 241 were found to be infected with Entamoeba histolytica. The frequency of intestinal protozoa infection was rather high in January (27%), but it started to steadily fall in April (6%).


   Children aged 1 year had the lowest incidence (6%), while those between 15 to 44 years had the greatest (29%). Males (46%) and females (54%) were distributed by sex in the parasite tests, according to the data. In the cyst stages of E. histolytica, the average percentage was reported at a greater rate (80%) than in the trophozoite stage (20%).

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