An Incidence of intestinal protozoa infection in sheep, sheep handlers and non-handlers in Wasit Governorate/ Iraq

intestinal protozoa in human usually incriminated in diarrhea, whenthere are suitable conditions in the intestinal lumen that promote the parasite multiplication. This study aimed to investigate the cyst and trophozoites infection in sheep and handlers. One-hundred eighty fecal samples from sheep and 50 from handlers, were collected from three different areas (Al-Hafriya, Al-Suwaira, and Al-Azizia) in Wasit governorate. Sheep aged 7-36 months, while handlers were 10- 40 years. Fecal samples were examined directly and by staining methods to detect intestinal protozoa cysts and trophozoites. Al- Suwaira showed highest infection rates, 91.66%, and 87.5%, in sheep and handlers, respectively. Male represented higher infection rates than female in sheep (90.69%) and handlers (75%). In conclusion, this study approved the incidence of intestinal protozoa infection in sheep and sheep handlers. The authors suggest doing another future study in different areas of the Wasit to investigate the prevalence rate of the intestinal protozoa

Phylogenic study of Genotypeing Giardia duodenalis from Cattle in Wasit province

The present study aimed to investigated Giardia duodenalis  in cattle in some different areas of Wasit province  by using molecular study and verification of the genotype of Giardia duodenalis. Collected one hundred fecal samples from cattle, the result showed that the rate of infection was 83% (100) . DNA was extracted from the 100 positive samples from the cattle then amplified using the special tris-phosphatesomerase gene for genotyping  A and B. The result of type A infection was (69%) and (45%) of the genotype B. The purpose of this study was to investigate the genotypes of cattle in Wasit province and compare them with previous sources at the NCBI data bank