P043: Re-emergence of influenza a H1N1 in Saudi Arabia

Novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak at a training institute in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

H1N1 influenza A. Preliminary evaluation in hospitalized patients in a secondary care facility in Saudi Arabia.

OBJECTIVE To assess the epidemiologic and clinical manifestations of the first wave of H1N1 influenza A patients. METHODS This study is a retrospective chart review of all patients admitted in King Saud Medical Complex, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 22nd May to 31st August 2009, with a proven diagnosis of H1N1 influenza A. Only patients with a positive nasopharyngeal swab were include...

Genetic diversity of the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus in Saudi Arabia.

INTRODUCTION Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and spread globally in the spring of 2009. Saudi Arabia also witnessed a severe H1N1 pandemic virus epidemic with considerable morbidity and mortality in different parts of the kingdom beginning in June 2009. The influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus was detected in samples collected between May 2009 and November 2010 from Makkah region. This study ...

Epidemiology and Clinical Complication Patterns of Influenza A (H1N1 Virus) in Northern Saudi Arabia

The aim of the present study is to describe epidemiologic and clinical presentation, clinical complications and outcomes of patients diagnosed with influenza A infection (H1N1) during a one-year period. We retrospectively investigated 300 patients with influenza-like clinical presentation during the period January 2015 - January 2016 in King Khalid Hospital, Saudi Arabia. Fifty-four patients ou...

Construction of Influenza A/H1N1 Virosomal Nanobioparticles

Background and Aims: Influenza is one of the main respiratory infections of humans, responsible for 300,000–500,000 annual deaths world-wide. Vaccination is one of the best ways to prevent infections including influenza. Influenza virosomes are virus-like particles, which retain the cell binding and membrane fusion properties of the native virus, but lack the ribonucleoprotein (RNP). A vi...