Mohamad El Gharamti†, Ibrahim Hoteit, Johan Valstar †PhD, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia ?Assistant Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Applied Mathematics and Computational Science, Thuwal 23955-6900 Saudi Arabia Geohydrologist, Deltares, Subsurface and groundwater systems, Utrecht, N...

Here we report the first full-length genome sequence of dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) from a strain isolated from a patient in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 2014. The genome consists of 10 635 bp and shows close similarity to circulating genotype III isolates from Singapore, suggesting possible importation, most probably during religious pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia.

Hind M Alkatan1*, Patricia Akaishi2,3 and Antonio AV Cruz2,3,4 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Oculoplastics and Orbit Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine of RibeirãoPreto–University of São Pa...

Epizootiological aspects of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and rinderpest in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia are examined. The presence of PPR has been suspected on occasions, but virus isolation has been successful only once. Information regarding PPR and rinderpest in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia is scarce. The only survey conducted indicated that neither disease is endemic in the country.

Safaa M. EL-AGEERY*, Howayda N. Mahran 1 Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt; Medical Laboratories Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia Medical Laboratories Technology Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia; Medico-legal Department, Ministr...

Mobile government services implementation faces several challenges in developing countries. This paper studies some of those challenges in the context of Saudi Arabia. The study aims to investigate factors affecting m-government acceptance in Saudi Arabia, including ease of use, usefulness, service quality, trust, intention to use and users’ satisfaction. Our investigation will help in integrat...

1Department of Internal Medicine; 2Department of Family Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Received: 25/10/01; accepted: 14/02/02 ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is both a nosocomial and an occupational infection. The prevalence of positive tuberculin skin reactions at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia, was investigated by testing 298 health care workers. C...

Nazia Khan, Abida Malik, Meher Rizvi, Kamran Afzal, Zameer Pasha Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Al Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, India Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Al Majmaah University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Asian Pac J Trop Dis 2014; 4(Suppl 2): ...

The present epidemiological status of African horse sickness in Saudi Arabia, as shown by seroconversion, virus isolation and clinical observation of sentinel horses is described. No African horse sickness virus activity was detected throughout the duration of the study (from November 1992 to March 1995). These findings support previous reports that African horse sickness is not endemic in Saud...

sharp increase in oil price and the volatility in recent decades have attracted most researchers towards the field of energy. it seems not only the direct oil price, but also the uncertainty caused by the oil price volatility affect the raw oil supply. in this research the effect of oil price volatility on oil supply has been estimated using monthly time series data from january 1980 to septemb...