Salih Ahmed Hama

University of Human Development - College of Health Sciences

Hepatitis B virus infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus, a major global health problem. This infection can lead to chronic conditions, followed by cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The current study was aimed to detect HBV using serological and molecular techniques. During 2019, 300 blood samples were collected from Kurdistan Cen...

To evaluate the incidence of immunocompetence, including cell-mediated and antibody fitness, among survivors of the chemical bombardment of Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, forty exposed and forty unexposed subjects regarded as controls were studied to determine their immune system status 12 years after bombardment. Skin reactivity to tuber...

The current study was achieved to evaluate the essential hematologic impacts of traffic emission. Ninety-six cases were studied included both exposures and controls. The focal point was on Raparin District in Sulaimani Governorates. A questioner form was depended for collecting information about each case. Fresh venous blood (5ml) were collected as...

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is the most economically important viral-induced livestock disease worldwide. From April to May of 2015, tongue epithelial tissue samples were collected from 36 cattle in six villages, which share the border with Iran. Samples were screened using RT-PCR to amplify a conserved region in the VP1 gene, and phylogenetic tre...

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is the most economically important viral-induced livestock disease worldwide. From April to May of 2015, tongue epithelial tissue samples were collected from 36 cattle in six villages, which share the border with Iran. Samples were screened using RT-PCR to amplify a conserved region in the VP1 gene, and phylogenetic tre...

Abstract:: To investigate the prevalence of Hepatitis B, C, and D among multi-transfused risk groups in Sulaimani Governorate, 120 major thalassemia patients were tested. ELISA technique was followed. RIBA test was done as a confirmatory test for all HCV ELISA positive patients. It was observed that the prevalence of HCV was higher (29.1%) compari...

To investigate the percentage rates of anti-Cytomegalovirus IgG and IgM seropositivity and their relations to the abortion rates, 185 women were tested in Sulaimani city (Iraq) using ELISA technique. The studied cases were grouped into pregnant women with abortion history (35 cases), without abortion history (120 cases) and control group (30 cases)...

Article info Abstract Original: Revised: Accepted: Published online: The current study was carried out to determine the percentage rates of anti-hepatitis A and E (HAV and HEV) IgG and IgM seropositivity and RNA among chemical bombarded survivors in different regions in Iraqi Kurdistan. Blood samples were collected randomly from 92 chemical bombed...

To find the rates of anti-Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) IgG and IgM seropositivity among less than 18 years-old persons, 328 cases were tested by ELISA in Sulaimani Governorates, Iraqi Kurdistan region. It was observed that 47.86% cases were seropositive for anti-HAV IgG whereas only 16.15% were positive for anti-HAV IgM. Sex showed no significant effect...

Abstract: The current study included 421 cases (221 with type 2 diabetic) and (200 non-diabetics- control group). ELISA and conventional PCR techniques were used for detection of anti- HCV antibodies and HCV-RNA respectively. The percentage rates of HCV seropositivity were (9.5%) among type 2 diabetic patients that were significantly higher (p < 0....

To evaluate the incidence of immunocompetence, including cell-mediated and antibody fitness, among survivors of the chemical bombardment of Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, forty exposed and forty unexposed subjects regarded as controls were studied to determine their immune system status 12 years after bombardment. Skin reactivity to tuber...

Abstract Four different concentrations of original –natural- honey [0.5 v/v, 0.0.25 v/v, 0.125 v/v, and 0.0625v/v] were tested for their inhibitory effects against [63] bacterial isolates including both Gram positiveand Gram negative bacteria which were obtained from Sulaimani Teaching Hospital and re-identified inour laboratories. Turbidometrical...

To investigate the antibacterial effects of Nigella sativa seed extracts, three different concentrations of this extract (100 mg/ml , 0.1mg/ml , and 0.0 mg/ml – control-) were prepared in, and tested against (12) S. aureus isolates, (6) S. epidermidis, (15) P. aeruginosa and (14) E. coli isolates, which were isolated from Suleiman Teaching Hospi...

To investigate the main health outcomes among chemical survivors in Halabja, a Kurdish town in the Iraqi Kurdistan region that bombed with chemical weapons by Iraqi army in 16 th of March 1988. This study was carried out between March and October 2000 on forty survivors of this town who were exposed to the warfare agents during the massacre. Clinic...