Article
Phylogenetic characterization of circulating Dengue and Alkhumra Hemorrhagic Fever viruses in western Saudi Arabia and lack of evidence of Zika virus in the region: A retrospective study, 2010-2015.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2017
Al-Saeed Moneerah S, El-Kafrawy Sherif A, Farraj Suha A, Al-Subhi Tagreed L, Othman Norah A, Alsultan Arwa, Ben Helaby Huda G, Alshawdari Mustafa M, Hassan Ahmed M, Charrel Remi N, Azhar Esam I, Hashem Anwar M
Abstract excerpt
Flaviviruses represent a global public health concern. They consist of ∼70 viruses with almost half of them causing human diseases with unspecified febrile illnesses. Cities in western Saudi Arabia are endemic for viruses (DENV) with sporadic infections due to Alkhumra hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV). They also represent a major destination for travelers coming for annual religious pilgrimages (Hajj and Umrah)...
Topics
- Dengue Virus
- Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
- Fever
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Phylogeny
- Prevalence
- Retrospective Studies