Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 889) Last page : ( 892)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00172.4

Study and Identification of Parasites (Protozoa) in Sampled in Filtered Water of Baghdad

Whaeeb Safa Tawfeeq*

College of Medical Analysis, AL-Bayan University, Iraq

*Corresponding author: Safa Tawfeeq Whaeeb., College of Medical Analysis, AL-Bayan University, Iraq

Online published on 21 February, 2019.

Abstract

In spite of promotion of people's hygiene in the recent years, parasitic infection problems are present in many parts of the world especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Water is one of the major sources for acquiring parasitic infections, especially protozoan parasites, This study was conducted to evaluate the present parasitic agents in filtrated water in the Baghdad. The study included the taking of 120samples (filter water) from the Baghdadfor a specific period in 2018 (to investigate the spread of all parasite) by using the iodine stain to detect stages of parasites, the study showed that the no found any type of parasites in the filter water which showed this result no significant differences (p<0.01).

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Keywords

Parasites, Protozoa, filtered water.

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