Open AccessEvaluation of the effectiveness of sterilization materials added to drinking water in the elimination of the Larval stages of parasites in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate
Author(s) -
Sahira Ayed A. Al-Musawi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of research in pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7538
DOI - 10.26452/ijrps.v10i4.1750
Subject(s) - ancylostoma duodenale , enterobius , giardia lamblia , entamoeba histolytica , ancylostoma , biology , ascaris , veterinary medicine , tap water , giardia , helminths , microbiology and biotechnology , necator americanus , ascaris lumbricoides , zoology , medicine , environmental engineering , environmental science
The study was conducted to investigate the cysts and eggs of intestinal parasites in drinking water in four models of drinking water for water purification projects in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate for the period from 1/10/2017 to 1/10/2018. The results of the examination of river water in four districts in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf governorate showed the presence of five species of parasites are cysts of Entamoeba histolytica by 39%, and the eggs of the Ascaris worm by 12%, worm Ancylostoma duodenale by 4%, Giardia lamblia cysts 40%, and the eggs of Enterobius vermicularis by 18%. The results of the tap water examination showed that there were five types of intestinal parasites, but at a lower rate than in river water, Entamoeba histolytica cysts by 16%, eggs of Ascaris by 7%, Ancylostoma duodenale eggs by 2%, Giardia lamblia cysts by 29%, and Enterobius vermicularis by 5% overall.