| frequency of giardia lamblia among children in dohuk, northern iraq. | out of 1261 stool specimens collected from children in dohuk city, northern iraq, the prevalence of giardia lamblia infection was 38.5%. the highest rate of infection was in orphan care centres (48.1%) and the lowest in the paediatric hospital (31.3%). the age group 10-12 years had the highest rate (81.2%) and 7-9 years the lowest (22.9%); boys had a higher rate than girls. some infected samples (70/486) showed double or triple infections and g. lamblia was combined with hymenolepis nana, blasto ... | 2006 | 17333793 |