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Intestinal protozoan parasites Giardia lamblia and E.histolytical/dispar are quite common and
they seriously affect public health in the underdeveloped nations. With the use of the Ministry of
Health's surveillance database, which has been made available, the research's objectives were to
ascertain the prevalence regarding G. lamblia and E.histolytical/dispar quantifying its gender,
age, and region-related prevalence in a population drawn from 11 provinces in Iraq between
January 2021 and December 2021. The prevalence was noticeably greater than that of G. lamblia
and E.histolytical/dispar. The prevalence of both was observed to differ depending on the age
group (21–30), sex (greater in males), and regions (higher in Middle region). The present
investigation yielded reduced incidence rates when compared with comparable research carried
out in Iraq. This might potentially be attributed to factors such as seasonal diversity, sample
size, enhanced personal hygiene, and availability of public health services

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