Correlation of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme 2 Gene (rs1514283) Polymorphism with the Incidence of COVID-19.

It has been a busy year for coronaviruses, with the most recent one causing severe coronavirus illness in 2019 (COVID-19). It is broadly distributed in many human tissues and organs as the potential SARS-CoV-2 receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). ACE2 provides homeostatic modulation of circulation angiotensin II levels by acting as a physiological counterbalance to ACE.

Molecular and histopathological confirmation of clinically diagnosed lumpy skin disease in cattle, Baghdad Province of Iraq.

Aim: This study aimed to confirm the clinically diagnosed cattle with lumpy skin disease (LSD) at Baghdad Province/Iraq from October 2018 to March 2019.

Materials And Methods: Molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and histopathology were applied for the detection of LSD among 71 infected cattle issued for slaughter.

Results: Pre-slaughter clinical examination showed significant increases (p<0.