Seroprevalence of Alkhurma and Other Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Saudi Arabia

نویسندگان

  • Ziad A. Memish
  • Ali Albarrak
  • Mohammad A. Almazroa
  • Ibrahim Al-Omar
  • Rafat Alhakeem
  • Abdullah Assiri
  • Shamsudeen Fagbo
  • Adam MacNeil
  • Pierre E. Rollin
  • Nageeb Abdullah
  • Gwen Stephens
چکیده

A 2009 deployment of military units from several Saudi Arabian provinces to Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, enabled us to evaluate exposure to Alkhurma, Crimean-Congo, dengue, and Rift Valley hemorrhagic fever viruses. Seroprevalence to all viruses was low; however, Alkhurma virus seroprevalence was higher (1.3%) and less geographically restricted than previously thought.

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دوره 17  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011