Master degree of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Sep 1, 2018 - Nov 18, 2020

Deals with the diagnosis of Animals Diseases and Animal General Physiology and pathology

Higher Diploma in Clinical Pathology

Sep 1, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Oct 1, 1999 - Jul 1, 2004

Animals Health Branch [Head of the Animals Health Branch in the Department of Animal Production techniques / Mosul Technical Institute / Northern Technical University]

May 10, 2021 - Sep 14, 2021

Supervising the educational process in the science stream and guiding students academically.
Determining the curricula for the science stream.

Studies and Planning [Head of Studies and Planning Division \ Technical Agricultural College of Mosul]

Sep 9, 2024 - Present

Preparing studies to establish new academic departments.
Preparing studies to establish undergraduate and graduate studies in the college's academic departments.
Supervising the preparation of statistics and verifying data related to the college's teaching, technical, and administrative staff.

Rapporteur [Rapporteur of The Department of Agricultural Machinery Techniques / Mosul Technical Institute]

Sep 14, 2021 - Feb 16, 2022

Managing the educational process, organizing weekly lesson schedules, and setting exam dates.

Head of the Department [Head of the Department of Animal Production techniques / Technical Agricultural College of Mosul/ Northern Technical University]

Feb 16, 2022 - Sep 12, 2023

Managing the educational process and chairing the science department's committees.
Distributing tasks to department staff and assigning teaching staff to deliver science lectures.
Approving weekly class schedules.

The first molecular investigation of Besnoitia besnoiti infections among cattle in Mosul, Iraq

Apr 29, 2024

Journal Molecular Biology Reports

publisher Springer Science and Business Media

DOI 10.1007/s11033-024-09377-w

Issue 1

Volume 51

Background: Bovine besnoitiosis (elephant skin disease) caused by Besnoitia besnoiti is a costly endemic disease in the Middle East, Asia, and tropical and subtropical Africa and is also emerging as a significant problem in Europe. This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of B. besnoiti in blood and skin biopsies of cattle as well as evaluating the risk factors associated with the infection among cattle in Mosul, Iraq. Methods and results: To achieve this aim, four hundred and sixty apparently healthy cattle of different breeds, ages, and sexes were sampled from seven different locations in Mosul, Iraq. Blood and skin biopsies were carefully collected from each cattle, and these samples were subjected to molecular analysis. The detection of B. besnoiti was molecularly confirmed by the presence of 231 bp of ITS-1 in the rDNA gene of the protozoan. Besnoitia besnoiti DNA was present in 74 (16.09%; 95% CI = 13.01–19.72) and 49 (10.65%; 95% CI = 8.15–13.80) of the blood and skin biopsies, respectively, that were analyzed. Age, breed, and sex were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the occurrence of B. besnoiti among cattle in the study area. Conclusions: Findings from this study will serve as baseline data in the epidemiology, prevention, and control of the protozoan among cattle in Iraq.

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Genotoxicity and genomic instability in oral epithelial cells of agricultural workers exposed to pesticides using micronucleus and comet assay in Nineveh, Iraq

Jun 20, 2023

Journal Journal of Applied and Natural Science

DOI 10.31018/jans.v15i2.4329

Issue 2

Volume 15

In agriculture, pesticides are used to preserve plants, but they might be dangerous for farmers and the environment. The present study aimed to use the comet assay and the micronucleus (MN) test to assess the genotoxic effects on lymphocytes and buccal exfoliation in pesticide-exposed male agricultural workers. The samples were collected from 102 workers having exposure to pesticides (Roundup SL, Weed waster, and paraquat 20% SL) and 100 control individuals (without pesticide exposure) from different Mosul, Iraq, neighbourhoods. With the help of the comet assay and the MN test, exfoliated buccal cells from the individuals were analyzed for DNA damage. Each individual's lymphocytes and epithelial baseline cells had their comet tail length assessed, along with any other nuclear abnormalities such as nuclear buds, karyolysis, karyorrhexis, and binucleate cells. The results showed that the frequency of MN considerably rose in the exposed group, and that group also revealed nuclear anomalies linked to cytotoxic or genotoxic effects. There were significant disparities in the amount of DNA damage between recently exposed employees and controls and recently exposed and followed-up cases. In comparison to controls, there was a considerable increase in the and frequency of cells that migrated in exposed workers. However, it was shown that confounding factors, such as age and the varying length of pesticide exposure, substantially impacted DNA damage. Educational programs for agricultural workers are critical to limit the use of chemicals in agriculture, given the evidence of a genetic risk associated with exposure brought on by the extensive use of pesticides.

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Molecular detection and prevalence of human-pathologic Enterocytozoon bieneusi among pet birds in Mosul, Iraq

Apr 1, 2023

Journal Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

DOI 10.1016/j.cimid.2023.101964

Volume 95

Enterocytozoon bieneusi has been classified as an emerging infectious organism (microsporidium) due to the global increase in the number of cases infecting both humans and animals. The goal of this study was to use the polymerase chain reaction method to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with E. bieneusi infection among pet birds in Mosul, Iraq. Faecal samples from a total of six hundred and twenty-eight pet birds belonging to fifteen (15) different species were analyzed by targeting the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the rRNA gene. Of the total number of pet birds sampled, 203 tested positive for the parasite, representing 32.32% (95% CI = 28.75–36.06) of the sampled population. There was a significant difference (p < 0.01) in the prevalence of E. bieneusi infection among the different species of pet birds, with the highest prevalence recorded among Eurasian bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) (64.06%; 95% CI = 55.48–72.02), budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) (48.72%; 95% CI = 40.93–56.55), Fischer's lovebirds (Agapornis fischeri) (25.00%; 95% CI = 13.45–40.05), and macaws parrots (Ara ararauna) (25.00%; 95% CI = 1.25–75.77). The order, source, and health status of pet birds were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the prevalence of E. bieneusi infection among pet birds in Mosul, Iraq. In conclusion, the level of prevalence of E. bieneusi among pet birds may increase the risk of infection for owners of pet birds in Iraq.

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Prevalence and haemato-biochemical alterations associated with Strongyloides papillosus infection among Awassi breed of sheep in Mosul, Iraq

Apr 1, 2023

Journal Comparative Clinical Pathology

DOI 10.1007/s00580-022-03430-5

Issue 2

Volume 32

Strongyloidespapillosus infections in sheep is associated with great economic setbacks. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, haematological and biochemical alterations associated with Strongyloides papillosus infections among Awassi breed sheep in Mosul, Iraq. This research was conducted between September and December of 2021, involving a total of 255 apparently healthy sheep of different ages and sexes from 20 different flocks. Blood and faecal samples were collected accordingly. Faecal samples were subjected to the simple floatation and the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration techniques for the detection of S. papillosus using appropriate helminthological keys. Blood samples were subjected to haematological and biochemical analyses for the evaluation of haemato-biochemical indices. Strongyloides papillosus was detected in 135 of the sheep examined, representing a 52.94% prevalence with 95% confidence interval of 46.82–58.98. Young sheep were 2.92 times more likely to be infected compared to adult sheep, while male were 2.39 times more likely to be infected compared to female. The mean corpuscular volume, total white blood cell counts, neutrophil, basophil, eosinophil, lymphocyte, and monocyte counts of infected sheep differed significantly (P < 0.05) from that of the uninfected sheep. Glucose, triglyceride, blood urea nitrogen, total protein, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, and serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase levels were the biochemical indices that were significantly altered in S. papillosus infected sheep, when compared to the uninfected ones. Strongyloides papillosus was prevalent among the Awassi breed of sheep in Mosul, Iraq, and the infection is associated with significant haematological and biochemical changes. Adoption and implementation of a national Strongyloidosis-integrated control strategies in Iraq are recommended.

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Pathological Effects of Toxoplasma gondii in the Brain and Liver of Sheep’s Fetuses in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Dec 1, 2020

Journal Rafidain Journal of Science

publisher Yahya N. M. ALKATEB

DOI 10.33899/rjs.2020.167311

Issue 29

Volume 4

Congenital toxoplasmosis is one of the most important causes of abnormalities andpathological changes in fetuses that cause miscarriage, fetal death, or the death of newborns,especially in farms animals. The research designed to study of the histological changes in the brainand the liver of sheep’s fetuses that infected with Congenital Toxoplasmosis in in the third trimesterof pregnancy. 32 fetuses where taken after slaughtering the mothers and then collect the brain andliver after confirming the infection by laboratory tests. The histological study showed that the brainsuffering from congestion of blood vessels, hemorrhage and necrotizing areas surrounded with Glialcells, infiltration of leukocytes and the parasites tissue cysts. In the liver the lesions were severnecrosis, degeneration, dilatation of blood sinusoids and the tissue lost the characterizingappearance of liver tissue, the presence of the parasite in multiple areas surrounded with leukocytesand kupffer cells. We conclude from the current study that the parasite has a severe and destructiveeffects on the brain and liver tissues of sheep’s fetuses, however pregnancy may continue to the lastperiod and this explains the death of fetuses in late pregnancy or the death of lambs immediatelyafter birth when they are congenitally infected with toxoplasmosis as a result of failure of Thoseorgans to perform their vital function

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