Lecturers of College of Science in Al-Nahrain University Has Published a Research on Leishmania in Al-Nahrain Journal of Science

A Reseach Team from College of Science has published a research entitled The Prevalence of Some Epidemic Leishmania  Spp.Isolated from Human Blood and Skin Samples.by assistant instructors Hider Fares Humody,Muna Baha Al-Din ,Nada Muhammad Alewy and Salay Hani Abd Al-Halek.

The research concentrates on the active evaluation  of  Direct Agglutination Test   for the diagnosis of Leishmania  using local antigens of three strains: Visceral, L. tropica, and L major.

The results show that this test outperformed in terms of sensitivity and specifity,noting the spread of  Visceral Leishmania  in greater extent among children under five years old.

 

L. tropica  occurs in the age group from 6 to 30 years, with a higher incidence among males. 

 

Translated by

Prof.Aula Abdual Ghaffour Muhammad Salah