Prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar in drinking water in the city of Shush, Khuzestan Province in 2011

Abstract

Nearly 1.1 billion people still remain without access to improved sources of drinking water, and also about 2.4 billion have no access to improved sanitation services (1). drinking water contamination has devastating effects on the health of human society and implies the presence of microorganisms which could potentially created water-borne diseases threat in young and teenager people, particularly those with impaired immune systems (2). One of the most important parasitic pathogens in contaminated water supplies, are Entamoeba histolytica cysts (3). In most areas, water ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 2 (2015) pp. 582-588 http://www.ijcmas.com