Epidemiological Study of Entamoeba Histolytica among Children in Kirkuk Province, Iraq

Abstract

     The current study included the microscopic diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica parasite, where (140) stool samples were collected from children ranging in age from one to fourteen years with diarrhea from the Children's Hospital in Kirkuk from September 2020 to August 2021 using direct examination methods. The percentage of total infection was (23.57%), and the highest percentage of infection was recorded in the category (5-10) years with a percentage of (36.58%), and there were no significant differences between male and female infection, while there was a clear difference in the percentage of infection according to the different seasons of the year. Where the highest rate of injuries was recorded in the summer months (June, July, August, September) at 33.33%, 45%, 33.34%, 35.7%, respectively.