A master’s thesis presented by Afrah Masoud Abdulhamid, titled: “Detection of Intestinal Protozoa in Cats and Molecular Identification of Common Species.”

2025-09-09T17:07:48+00:00

The College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Mosul held a defense for the master’s thesis titled: “Detection of Intestinal Protozoa in Cats and Molecular Identification of Common Species.” The study was presented by graduate student Afrah Masoud Abdulhamid, specializing in Veterinary Parasitology, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. The research involved the identification of several intestinal protozoa, including: Cystoisospora spp. Toxoplasma gondii Cryptosporidium spp. Giardia spp. Entamoeba spp. Molecular diagnostics were performed on selected common protozoa identified in the study. Notably, five isolates were registered for the first time in the GenBank database under the accession numbers: LC856630.1, LC856631.1, LC856632.1, [Read More]