Epidemiological And Molecular Study Of Patients İnfected With Scabies (Sarcoptes Scabiei) İn Thi-Qar Province, Iraq

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to epidemiological and molecular detection of patients infected with scabies caused by Sarcoptes scabiei during the period from January2018 to December in the same year in Iraq, Thiqar Province. A total of 721 patients were infected with scabies, 386 (53.5%) were male and 335 (46.5%) were female .Age group 15-45 y old was the most prevalent group (220 patients, 30.5%) infected with scabies. August t 2018 was the highest month in infection (107 patients, 14.8%) and December was the lowest month in infection (20patients, 2.8 %).Students196(27.20%) were the highest percent while the lowest percent of patients were in Crippling 4 (0.6%) .
However, most such studies have involved epidemological, and limited molecular diagnostic studies. The aim of this study was the genetic characterization of S. scabiei 20 samples from patients ,this study has been the first time in Thi-Qar province . Molecular identification was performed this study in the Laboratory of College of Science, University of Thi-Qar, using two primers COX and scabie primer . The results showed with agarose gel electrophoresis revealed that 250 bp and 289bp respectively . Visualized under U.V light after staining with Ethidium bromide