title: Seroprevalence of Alkhurma and other hemorrhagic fever viruses, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. zmemish@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albarrak
authors.forename: Mohammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Almazroa
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Al-Omar
authors.forename: Rafat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alhakeem
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assiri
authors.forename: Shamsudeen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fagbo
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: MacNeil
authors.forename: Pierre E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Rollin
authors.forename: Nageeb
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000276:immunology; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007733:Kyasanur Forest Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M