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The prevalence of some gastrointestinal nematodes and cestodes in Iraqis


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Figure 1

A map of Iraq showing the four different regions. Northern region: Ninevah, Ta’mim, Suleimaniyah, Erbil, and Dohuk; Middle region: Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, and Salahuddin; Middle Euphrates region: Babil, Karbala. Najaf, Qadisiyah, and Muthanna; Southern region: Wasit, Dhi-qar, Misan, and Basrah. Permission to use the map granted by MemNav as a courtesy (Source: https://i2.wp.com/www.memnav.com/im/Iraq_map.jpg)
A map of Iraq showing the four different regions. Northern region: Ninevah, Ta’mim, Suleimaniyah, Erbil, and Dohuk; Middle region: Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, and Salahuddin; Middle Euphrates region: Babil, Karbala. Najaf, Qadisiyah, and Muthanna; Southern region: Wasit, Dhi-qar, Misan, and Basrah. Permission to use the map granted by MemNav as a courtesy (Source: https://i2.wp.com/www.memnav.com/im/Iraq_map.jpg)

The distribution of helminths infections among 18 districts surveyed

Number of positive cases (%) among districts

Province (Governorate) Ascaris lumbricoides Ancylostoma duodenale Trichuris trichiura Strongyloides stercoralis Enterobius vermicularis Hymenolepis nana Taenia saginata
Ninevah 0 0 0 0 2,205 (6.01) 29 (2.39) 3 (5)
Ta’mim 34 (6.59) 5 (3.1) 0 0 1,371 (3.73) 7 (0.71) 0
Suleimaniyah 0 10 (6.1) 0 0 101 (0.28) 0 0
EM 4 (0.78) 0 0 0 332 (0.90) 13 (1.31) 12 (16)
Dohuk 83 (15.90) 8 (4.9) 0 7 (70%) 713 (1.94) 466 (47.00) 1 (1)
Baghdad 51 (9.88) 0 57 (34.1) 1 (10%) 3,183 (8.67) 48 (4.48) 21 (28)
Anbar 37 (7.17) 63 (38.4) 0 0 4,014 (11.2) 0 0
Diyala 2 (0.39) 0 0 0 4,066 (11.1) 0 0
Salahuddin 0 7 (4.3) 0 0 744 (2.03) 2 (0.20) 1 (1)
Babil 0 4 (2.4) 0 0 728 (1.98) 138 (13.90) 0
Karbala 2 (0.39) 0 1 (0.6) 0 797 (2.17) 68 (6.86) 0
Najaf 120 (23.30) 0 4 (2.4) 0 1,223 (3.33) 33 (3.33) 4 (5)
Qadisiyah 43 (8.33) 2 (1.2) 0 2 (20%) 1,382 (3.76) 35 (3.53) 7 (10)
Muthanna 0 0 20 (12.0) 0 1,164 (3.17) 13 (1.31) 3 (4)
Wasit 90 (17.40) 0 78 (46.7) 0 2,516 (6.85) 0 0
Dhi-qar 3 (0.58) 1 (0.6) 0 0 2,752 (7.50) 60 (6.05) 11 (15)
Misan 0 0 0 0 2,016 (5.49) 2 (0.20) 0
Basrah 48 (9.30) 64 (39.0) 7 (4.2) 0 7,317 (19.90) 77 (7.77) 11 (15)
Total 517 164 167 10 36,624 991 74

The distribution of helminth infections among the four surveyed regions

Region Infected Total examined Prevalence %
Northern 5,404 670,217 0.80
Middle 12,297 1,135,051 1.08
Middle Euphrates 5,793 253,646 2.28
Southern 15,053 703,076 2.14
Total infections 38,547 2,761,990 1.39

The distribution of helminth infections according age groups and sex

Ascaris lumbricoides Ancylostoma duodenale Trichuris trichiura Strongyloides stercoralis Enterobius vermicularis Hymenolepis nana Taenia saginata
Age
<1 0 0 0 0 799 0 0
1-4 26 17 19 3 6,605 121 19
5-14 208 63 61 6 11,004 309 20
15-44 179 47 53 1 10,916 362 24
>45 104 37 34 0 7,300 199 11
Sex
Male 311 91 94 4 16,453 422 39
Female 206 73 73 6 20,171 569 35

The seasonal distribution of helminths infections among the surveyed population

Month Number of positive cases

Ascaris lumbricoides Ancylostoma duodenale Trichuris trichiura Strongyloides stercoralis Enterobius vermicularis Hymenolepis nana Taenia saginata Total
January 34 0 0 5 2,393 50 6 2,488
February 40 33 2 0 3,115 47 6 3,243
March 14 0 4 2 2,781 45 3 2,849
April 53 17 40 0 2,714 37 3 2,864
May 126 10 6 0 3,001 66 3 3,212
June 35 21 3 0 2,875 42 5 2,981
July 32 13 39 3 2,974 35 6 3,102
August 25 5 61 0 3,456 36 3 3,586
September 55 6 10 0 3,697 198 7 3,973
October 41 15 2 0 2,843 154 21 3,076
November 25 19 0 0 3,761 146 5 3,956
December 37 25 0 0 3,014 135 6 3,217
Total 517 164 167 10 36,624 991 74 38,574
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Medizin, Gesundheitsfachberufe, Vorklinische Medizin, Grundlagenmedizin, andere, Klinische Medizin