Study of the prevalence of fever Altayvoid the inhabitants of retail districts, teachers and Khatoon

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the prevelance of typhoid fever in Al-maffric , Al-moularine and Al-gattone area . This study included 1096 patients males and females with age between ( 10 – 60 ) years , during period 1 / 4 to 31 / 10 / 2007 . Kite antigen had been used which produced by Plasmatic England Co , to performe widal test for diagnosis the infection by Salmonella spp.Bacteria which causes typhoid fever by ( slide method ) this method , depended upon agglutation of antigens with antibodies that formed in serum blood patient due to infection . The results revealed high level of infection in this period was 64.7 % when compared with the same period for previous years . The infection in females more than males , 72.8 % , 41.2 % respectively .Ahigh percent of infection in age between ( 31 – 50 ) was 79.7 % and the low percent of infection in age ( 51 – 70 ) year was 43.9 % . The infection percent in females was more than in males (72.8 / 41.2 )% respectively .