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Name: Nadham Kadham Mahdi Al-Aday
Sex: Male
Date of birth: 1st July 1947
Place of birth: Iraq.
Marital Status: Married
Address: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
higher education:
Post held:
- Lecturer 3/12/1983.
- Assistant Professor 3/12/1987.
- Professor 25/6/1995.
- Lecturer in the field of Medical Parasitology since 1983 until now, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq.
- Head of Microbiology Department from 1991 to 1996.
- Specialist in Medical Laboratory.
Five postgraduate students (M.Sc. degree) were supervised as follows:
1- A study on immune response of mice infected with Hymenolepis nana; 1987.
2- The effect of giardiasis upon the nutritional status of primary school children in Basrah, Iraq; 1990.
3- Toxoplasmosis and sexual transmitted disease among habitual aborted women; 1995.
4- Prevalence of cryptosporidiosis with zoonotic aspect; 1998.
5- Urogenital trichomoniasis among women in Basrah; 1999.
1- Factors affecting experimental infections of Plasmodium vinckei in mice. (1983). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Cambridge, U.K.
2- A study into the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and sarcocystis species by means of serological tests. (1979).M.Sc. Thesis, University of Wales, U.K.
3- Splenomegaly during Plasmoduim vinckei infection in mice. (1982). Parasitology 85: xIiii.
4- Passive transfer of protection against Palsmodium vinckei from mothers to offspring in mice.(1982). Parasitology 85:Ixvii.
5- The course of Plasmodium vinckei infections in mice fed on diets containing known amounts of protein. (1983). Parasltology 87(2): xv.
6- The effect of obesity on Plasmodium vinckei infection in mice. (1983). Parasitology 87(2) : xxv.
7- Pulmonary hydatidosis in man and his livestock in southern Iraq. (1987). Saudi Medical Journal 8(4): 403-406.
8- Intestinal parasitic infections of primary school children in three regions of southern Iraq. (1987). The medical Journal of Basrah University 6(1): 45-55.
9- Hepatic fascioliasis in the abattoirs of Basrah. (1987). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 81(4): 377-379.
10- Normal serum immunoglobuline levels of children in a primary school in Basrah. (1988). The Medical Journal of Basrah University 6(2): 117-124.
11- Resistance of mice to infection with the human strain of Hymenolepis nana. (1989). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 83(3): 275-277.
12- Hepatic abscess among Iraqi patients. (1989). Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 39 (10): 259- 262.
13- Prevalence of hydatid disease in slaughtered animals in Basrah. (1989). Emirates Medical Journal 7:78-80.
14- Hydatidosis among Iraqi children. (1990). Annals of Tropical Medicine and parasitology 84(3): 289-292.
15- Prevalence and seasonal variation of enterobiasis in children of Iraq. (1990). Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 21(1): 135-138.
16- Toxocara eggs in the soil of public places and schools in Basrah, Iraq. (1993). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology 87:201- 206.
17- Frequency distribution of intestinal parasites in southern Iraq with special emphasis on the Blastocystis hominis. (1994). Journal of Islamic Medical Association 26: 12- 23.
18- Incidence of Trichomonas tenax in Basrah. (1993). Journal of the Pakistan Medical association 43(12): 261-262.
19- Diagnosis methods for intestinal parasites in southern Iraq with reference to Strongyloides stercoralis. (1993). The southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 24 (4): 685-691.
20- The effect of giardiasis upon the nutritional status of primary school children in Basrah, Iraq. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. (1994): 12(42): 99-111.
21- Urogenital trichomonosis among Iraqi population. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1996). 2(3): 501-505.
22- First report of crytosporidiosis among Iraqi children. (1996). Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2(1): 115-120.
23- Prevalence of Sarcocystis among slaughtered meat mammals in Basrah. Basrah Journal of Science. (1997). 15(1): 129-134.
24- Hepatic hydatidosis in man and his livestock in southern Iraq. (1989). Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 73: 65- 69.
25- Immunoglobuline levels in sera and cyst fluid of human hydatidosis. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. (1996). 14(1&2): 91-99.
26- The chemical composition of hydatid cyst fluid of Echinococcus granulosus. Technical Research Journal. (1996) 39: 27-36.
27- Histopathological and parasitological study on appendicitis in Basrah. Basrah Journal of surgery (1996), 2:42-45.
28- Neonatal intestinal amoebisis in Iraq: A report of 6 cases. (1996). Journal Faculty of Medicie. Baghdad. 38(4): 409-412.
29- Toxoplasmosis among women with habitual abortion. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1996), 3(2): 310- 315.
30- A review on the prevalence of intestinal parasites in Iraq. Journal of Education and Science. (1995).
31- Effectiveness of praziquantel in treatment of intestinal amoebiasis and giardiasis. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1998). 4(1): 161-163.
32- Sexually transmitted disease among women with habitual abortion. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1998) 4(2): 343-349.
33- A case of cutaneous myiasis in a goat caused by Lucilia sericata. Basrah Journal of Science. (1999). 17: 79-80.
34- The first reported case of cryptosporidiosis in an Iraqi woman with ulcerative colitis. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1999). 5(1): 186-188.
35- Hlicobacter pylori: colonization among patients with duodenal ulcer. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. (1999). 17 (1&2): 59-66.
36- The first reported three cases of Cyclosporiasis in Iraq. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (1999). 5(5): 1055-7.
37- Insects cause myiasis in animals:
II. Lucilla cuprina and Calliphora spp. The veterinarian. (1999). 9(2): 11-4.
38- The efficiency of duodenal aspirate in the diagnosis of parasitosis and candidiasis. Qatar Medical Journal. (2000).
39- Cryptosporidiosis in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy-Technical Research Journal (2000).
40- Estimation of zinc level during pregnancy. Technical Research Journal (2001).
41- Intestinal parasites including Cryptosporidium among patients with sickle cell anaemia. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (2001).
42- Risk factors for trichomoniasis vaginalis among women in Basrah. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (2001)
43- Susceptibility of immunosuppressed mice to infection by opportunsitics: Cryptosporidium and Pneumocystis carinit. Marina Mesopotamica. (2001).
44- Vuvovaginitis among female children. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. (2001).
45- Aziz MAM, Mahdi NK, Hassan KS. Two cases of myiasis in a cow and a rat caused by flesh fly Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2002; 1(1): 49-52.
46- Mahdi NK. Sharief M. Risk factors for acquiring toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. Journal of Bahrain Medical Society, 2002; 14(4): 148-15 1.
47- Mahdi NK, Gany ZH, Sharief M. Local antigen in serodiagnosis of trichomoniasis vaginalis . Saudi Medical Journal, 2004; 25(11): 1757.
48- Mahdi NK, Ali NH, Abdul-Hussien A. The effect of breast feeding on arnoebiasis, giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in children below the age of two years. Journal of the Arab Board of Medical Specializations, 2002; 4(4): 23-26.
49- Mahdi NK, Au NH. Cryptosporidiosis among animal handlers and their livestock in Basrah, Iraq. East African Medical Journal, 2002; 79: 62-65.
50- Mahdi NK, Aziz MAM. Effects of Trichomonas fetus on cattle fertility in southern Iraq. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2002, 1(2): 35-38.
51- Mahdi NK, Au NH. Intestinal parasitic (including Cryptosporidium) infections in day-care centers. Bahrain Medical Bulletin, 2002; 24(4): 135-137.
52- Mahdi NK, Ali NI-I. Cryptosporidiosis and other intestinal parasitic infections in patients with chronic diarrhea. Saudi Medical Journal, 2004; 25(9): 1204-1207.
53- Mahdi NK, Gany 711, Sharief M. Alternative drugs against Trichomonas vaginal/s. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2004 (in press).
54- Mahdi NK. Jassim RM. Hassan MK. Intestinal parasitic infections including crvptosporidiosis and immunological aspects among malnourished childern. Journal of the l3ahrain Medical Society. 2005: 17(1): 43-48.
55- Mahdi NK. Gany ZH. The anti-protozoal effects of praziquantel on giardiasis in mice. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Reseach, 2005; 4(2): 39-4 1
56- Mahdi NK. Gany ZH, Sharief M. Ectopic sites for Trichornonas vaginal/s in laboratory mice. Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2005 (in press).