Seroprevalence of Alkhurma and Other Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Saudi Arabia

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

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Seroprevalence of Alkhurma and Other Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Saudi Arabia

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Dec 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(12):2316-2318.

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Memish, Ziad A. ; Albarrak, Ali ; Almazroa, Mohammad A. ; Al-Omar, Ibrahim ; Alhakeem, Rafat ; ... More ▼

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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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