“… Ali et al. [ 32 ] | 2018 | 2017–2018 | Eastern Mediterranean | Iraq | Kirkuk | Stool | Microscopic examination | 419 | 62 | Blastocystis hominis (22), C. parvum (8), E. histolytica/dispar (11), G. lamblia (16), Iodamoeba butschlii (1), Strongyloides stercoralis (1), Hymenolepis nana (3) |
AL-Mousawi and Neamah [ 33 ] | 2021 | 2020–2021 | Eastern Mediterranean | Iraq | Najaf | Stool | sedimentation, modified Ziehl Neelsen stain | 372 | 137 | E. histolytica (47), G. lamblia (39), A. lumbricoides (19), T.vaginalis (12), T.gondii (11), C.parvum (9) |
Nami et al. [ 34 ] | 2022 | 2015–2019 | Eastern Mediterranean | Libya | Benghazi | Stool | direct wet mount, Ziehl-Neelsen staining | 200 | 80 | Blastocystis hominis (1), E.histolytica/dispar (10), G.lamblia (10), E.coli (21), C.parvum (17), E.hartmani (9), Isospora.belli (5), D.fragilis (3), A.lumbricoides (0), Enterobius.vermicularis (1) |
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