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Dr. Abdulmula Abdumagid Alhadi Hamza

تحصل الدكتور عبدالمولى عبدالمجيد حمزة على الدرجة الجامعية بكالوريوس علم الحيوان من كلية العلوم جامعة طرابلس في العام 1994، والتحق بالعمل كباحث في ادارة المحافظة على الطبيعة بالهيئة العامة للبيئة (وزارة البيئة حاليا) في العام 1997. والتحق ببرنامج الماجستير في علم الحيوان اثناء عمله وتحصل على درجة الماجستير في علم الحيوان العام 2004، وكانت دراسته عن بيئة بطنقدميات المياه العذبة في عين تاورغاء وقنواتها وتأثير الخواص الكيميائية والفيزيائية لمياه العين على تلك الانواع. في نفس العام التحق بجامعة ليدز بالمملكة المتحدة بمنحة من المجلس الثقافي البريطاني بطرابلس، وانجز درجة الماجستير Master of Research في التنوع البيولوجي والمحافظة على الطبيعة، وشملت دراسته هناك فصلين الاول معملي عن سلوك الجمود في اسماك الجوبي Poecilia reticulata بعد تعرضها للطيور المفترسة، ودراسة ميدانية عن تأثير نوعية القاع وتركيبته على نوع وحجم الاسماك في نهر الوارف ببريطانيا. وبعد عودته الى ليبيا ساهم في اطلاق العديد من البرامج الوطنية الخاصة بمسوحات الطيور المائية المهاجرة، والاعشاب البحرية وتوزيع فقمة البحر المتوسط بالسواحل الليبية، كما أسس البرنامج الليبي لحماية السلاحف البحرية https://www.facebook.com/LibSTP/ ، وصدرت له العديد من الاوراق العلمية والتقارير الفنية. وفي العام 2008 تحصل على منحة لدراسة الدكتوراة في جامعة هل البريطانية، حيث كانت رسالته للدرجة الدقيقة بعنوان Breeding ecology, migration and population genetics of lesser crested terns Thalasseus bengalensis emigrata وشملت دراسة تفصيلية لبيئة التكاثر وسلوك الهجرة وعلم الوراثة المجتمعي لطيور الخرشنة المتوجة الصغيرة التي تعشش بمناطق محددة من الساحل الليبي، ولا تتواجد في اي ساحل متوسطي اخر. في العام 2014 التحق الدكتور حمزة بكلية العلوم البحرية والبيئة بجامعة ترينغانو الماليزية، ليعمل كأستاذ مساعد في الجامعة ويدرس فيها مقررات عديدة مثل علم الفقاريات البحرية، وعلم البيئة البحرية، والتنوع البيولوجي البحري، وقضايا بيئية عالمية وغيرها، اشرف خلالها على 30 طالب بكالوريوس وساهم في الاشراف الاكاديمي على عدة طلاب دراسات عليا في الماجستير والدكتوراة. وعاد في 2021 الى سابق عمله بوزارة البيئة الى ان انتقل للعمل بقسم الاحياء بجامعة طرابلس استاذا لمواد التشريح المقارن للفقاريات وعلم الفقاريات.

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Malaria in Illegal Immigrants in Southern Libya

Background: Libya has been malaria-free since 1973. The risk of malaria re-introduction to Libya is increasing because of the increase in imported malaria cases due to immigration to Libya from countries where malaria is endemic. Cases are mainly due to P. falciparum and Sub-Saharan Africa is the most common origin. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of malaria positive cases among illegal immigrants in the southern region of Libya. Methods: A prospective, observational, multi-center study was conducted. Three hundred and three illegal immigrants from 12 different countries were included. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the presence of serum malaria antibodies. Results: A total of 303 immigrants were included in the study with mean age of 25.78±5.92 years. Of them, 195 tested positive for malaria antibodies. Two hundred and sixty nine of the participants came from Brak Al-Shati, 16 from Sebha and 18 from Bergan centers, with 175, 15 and 5 positive cases, respectively. Most of the positive cases (172) arrived in Libya within 1-10 months. The highest number of positive cases (70) came from Ghana followed by (40) from Niger and (39) from Bangladesh. Conclusions: Illegal immigration is a major malaria re-introduction route. The issue of illegal immigration have to be treated urgently to stop the huge influx of illegal immigrants and increase the surveillance activities of infectious diseases in order to keep Libyan territories as a malaria-free lands. Key words: Illegal immigration, Malaria, Libya.
Fadwa Jamaledden Mustafa Kamel Mahanay, Badereddin Bashir K. Annajar, Asma A Ali Oun(11-2021)
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Hamza, A., David, G., Mcafee, A., & Abdullah, M. T. (2018). Annotated checklist of avifauna in Pulau Bidong, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 13(1), 103-116.

Avian diversity study focusing on islands in Malaysia is generally scarce compared to the unsurprisingly wealth of information on mainland birds. Similarly, Pulau Bidong is one of these islands with scarce ornithological information. It is located to the northwest of Kuala Terengganu, East Coast Peninsular Malaysia. A series of field surveys were conducted on the island between August 2014 and August 2016, using both point counts and mist netting methods to assess the bird species diversity at coastal area and within the forest canopy of the island. Unpublished data from 2006 were also added as it covers the Bidong trail area. Our results indicate that the total count is 26 species, belonging to 18 families and 23 genera. This species list is not exhaustive because the survey did not cover the main migration season from October to February, when it coincides with the monsoon season and rough weather. Further surveys will be needed to cover the nearby small islands in the archipelago.
Abdulmula Abdumagid Alhadi Hamza(6-2018)
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Hamza, A., Mamat, I. B. H., & Abdullah, M. T. (2019). Results of a seabird survey at the southern Seribuat Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia. Marine Ornithology, 47, 49-53.

Thirty-one seabird species are found in Malaysia; a few still breed on rocky outcrops and small islands in the southern Seribuat Archipelago. A century-long egg harvest by local fishermen in the area is believed to have caused extirpation of several breeding populations. To update the status of seabirds in the southern section of the Seribuat Archipelago, a two-day survey was conducted in August 2017. Twenty-two islands were selected and surveyed using boat observation and colony visits. In total, over 6 200 birds were counted, representing five tern species: Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus, Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana, Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii, Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii, and the Lesser Crested Tern T. bengalensis. The first two species are confirmed breeders, whereas the remaining species are either passage migrants or unconfirmed breeders. The survey led to the rediscovery of a small population of Roseate Terns at Pulau Yu (one of the species' two historic breeding sites in Malaysia). The islands surveyed are not legally protected (except for the Pulau Tinggi group). The protection of selected sites is highly recommended to conserve these remaining seabird populations.
Abdulmula Abdumagid Alhadi Hamza(4-2019)
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