A review of confirmed pathogen of dogs and cats in Iraq

الملخص EN

The pathogens listed under dogs and cats include the pathogens of males and females for the species.

The pathogen of cats is lesser than of dogs because of difficulty in catching and handling the cats.

The pathogens are referred by their first laboratory confirmer(s), except for the bacterial pathogens which are listed without the confirmer(s) due to the uncertainty of the first confirmer (s).

The microorganisms from healthy tissues are not included.

The mentioned investigations and research studies confirmed 82 pathogens in dogs and 26 in cats.