Prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary school children in Al-taameem province, Iraq

[a] To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites among primary school children In Al-Taameem province. [b] To show the distribution of intestinal parasites in rural and urban areas. [c] To determine the frequency of single and multiple infections. Design: General stool examination was carried on by more than one method to determine parasites among primary school children. Setting: The study was carried out in Public Health Laboratory in Al-Taameem province, during the period from April 1988 to May 1989. Participants: One thousand, six hundreds and eighty-one school children, aged 6-12 years were Included in this study. Intervention: The stool specimens were collected from the primary school children and examined for intestinal parasites by direct and concentration [MIF] techniques. Scotch tape method was used for detection of Enterobius vermicularis infection for children who were complaining of itching. Main outcome measures: The prevalence of infection in urban and rural communities was estimated to know the distribution and its causes using student t-test and its significance at 95% confidence. Intestinal parasites were found in 680 children [40.45%]. The rate of infection in rural area [44.92%] was higher than urban area [37.96%]. Males [42.73%] had higher rate of Infection than females [37.63%]. The intestinal parasites were Giardia lamblia [30.39%], Entamoeba histolytica [19.08%], Entamoeba coli [17.03%], Hymenolepis nana [11.3%], Enterobius vermicularis [10.47%], Ascaris lumbricoides [3.3%], Trichomonas hominis [2.49%], Strongyloides stercoralis [1.46%], Taenia spp. [1.3%], Chilomastix mesnili [0.73%], Ancylostoma duodenale [0.73%], Endolimax nana and Fasciola hepatica [0.44% for each] and lodamoeba butschili [0.29%]. Double infections was detected in 69 samples [9.35%], distributed in urban [32] and rural [37] areas. Triple infections were detected in three samples from rural area [0.04%] The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection is high among primary school children. The rate of infection in rural area was higher than urban area. Males had higher rate of infection than females. Combined infections were more common in rural area

Study of some biochemical changes in blood infected with plasmodium vivax

The study was carried out Al-Tamim province, on inpatients of medical wards in Al-Tamim General Hospital and Sadarn General Hospital in Kirkuk and patients attending Public Health Laboratory in Kirkuk from period between August 1996 to July 1997 Blood samples were collected from 50 P vivax infected patients and 50 healthy control individuals. Biochemical tests were done in Al-Tamim Public Hospital Laboratory and Children Hospital Laboratory in Kirkuk.The results showed that the blood sugar, serum globulin, serum sodium electrolyte and total serum iron-bindiny capacity values decreased in P. vivax infection.The serum alkaline phosphatase, S.G.O.T., potassium, copper, zinc and total serum bilirubin values increased in P. vivax infection