ABSTRACT : The paper describes a field survey performed to determine the prevalence of hydatid cyst disease in cattle at
slaughters in Al-Diwanyah abattoir. The study lasted for five months from November 2017 to April 2018. During the study, 200
cattle were examined. The study included 15 samples were collected from fluids and the germinal layer. The isolation and
identification of E. granulosus were done using microscopic visualization followed by confirmation using a polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) technique targeting the antigen B (AgB2) gene. The results indicate that(7.5%) of cattle were infected. The
livers of cattle demonstrated a higher incidence of hydatid cysts than the lungs, with 6.66% oflivers and 20% of lung being
infected, respectively. Also, the results of the study showed that the sex of the slaughtered animals has non-significant effect on
the distribution of HC, as the rate of HC in males and females were close. The microscopic results revealed the presence of
characteristic cysts. All E. granulosus isolates in cows appeared to be contained this gene show one distinct band (MW400 bp)
when electrophoresed on agarose gel. The results of this study indicated that the PCR technique had a high specify in the
detection of E. granulosus especially this species that encoded to AgB2 gene isolated from cowsin comparison to other routine
diagnostic tests. ... قراءة المزيد
Almost all livestock animals are susceptible to ticks considered vectors and reservoirs for many
tick-borne pthogenes, causing severe and fatal zoonotic diseases affecting humans and animals'
health, such as Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus. Due to this importance, ticks
must be characterized using different tools, such as molecular, which helps epidemiological and
control programs related to ticks. The current study was conducted during September 2018 and
January 2019; fifty ticks were collected from sheep raised in Al-Saniyah territory, Al-Diwaniyah
Province, Iraq. Then, the ticks were classified according to morphology, and 20 ticks were
identified using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to confirm the morphological specifications
using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COX1) gene as a target. Finally, six purified PCR
products were conducted to a partial gene sequencing (PGS) method to identify the tick species
and compare them to the global isolates. The morphological identification showed that ticks
appeared to be from the genus Hyalomma, which was PCR-confirmed. Furthermore, the PGS
revealed that the local tick isolates belonged to Hyalomma anatolicum, and they were firmly
nucleotide-similar to strains from Pakistan and China. The results of the phylogenetic analysis
showed probable evolutionary links to the Pakistanian and Chinese isolates. ... قراءة المزيد
Aim of our study is investigation of the genetic relationships between Salmonella spp isolates which taken
from human stool isolates and Salmonella spp isolates which taken from cattle meat. The total number
of study isolates is one hundred (50 cattlebeef and 50human stools. Bacterial isolation and bacterial
identification are used for testing the samples for culturing and examined by biochemical tests then detected
by using 16S rRNA gene in PCR that designed by NCBI and make DNA sequencing for two positive
isolates. Our results revealed that percentage of Salmonellaspp was 8/50(16%) which isolated from cattle
beef and was 10/50(20%) which isolated from human stool. The PCR was demonstrated highly specific
and sensitive. DNA sequencing of part of 16S rRNA was show highly similarity with NCBI-Blast data and
the phylogenetic study was reveal genetic homology at (0.5 genetic change) between animals and human
isolates and then the gene sequence deposited into NCBI-Genbank accession numbers accession numbers
(MN523665.1) and (MG388337.1). In conclusion, our study is done for first-time in Iraq of the genetic
correlating between Salmonellaspp which isolated from cattle meat and human stool. So, it is important to
know the cattle meat is significant source for spreading infection between human and animals. ... قراءة المزيد