Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites (Entamoeba species and Giardia lamblia) in Duhok and Erbil cities, Northern Iraq

There is high prevalence of intestinal parasite throughout the world; it’s more than three billion people which are infected with these parasites [1]. There are direct relation between infection with intestinal parasites and socioeconomic status. In area with low hygienic condition there are more infection with intestinal parasite and many studies reports these parasites in low socioeconomic status area [2-6]. For control of these parasites it’s require the good planning and good studies for determination of epidemiological researches and data about different area. There are many risk factors that directly effect on people to infect parasite in many area, for prevent process there are special methods and plans that it should be used. The aim of this study about intestinal parasites is that to determine and know the rate of infection by parasite in Duhok and Erbil cities/ North Iraq, to obtain and find the infection data and percentage to use in future studies as epidemiological data.