Study of Some Epidemiological and Immunological Aspects on Patients Infected with Giardiasis in Thi-Qar Province

Abstract

The current study was aimed to find the correlation between giardiasis and some Epidemiological aspects such as (Sex, Age) among infected patients and explore the effect of G. Lamblia infection on some immunological biomarkers such as IL-4, TNF-α. Among 225 fecal samples were collected from patients with diarrhea from Thi-Qar hospitals after microscopic examination in order to diagnose the parasite. During the period of October 2019 to January 2021. The results of present study were not significant between female and male, high infection was noted in males 52.8% more than females (47.2%). However, this result was not significant., while The present study showed The highest frequency of infection of Giardia lamblia (36.1 %) was found at age group (1 - 10 years old), while the lowest (11.1%) was recorded at ages (21-30) years old. the present study showed significant (P ≤ 0.05) increasing in Interlukine-4 The result of IL-4 and Tummor necrosis factor-alfa (TNF-α) concentration were rising in serum levels of infected group compared with control group and TNF-α.