Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotypes in the City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, as Determined by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction
Joint Authors
Organji, Sameer R.
Abulreesh, Hussein H.
Osman, Gamal E. H.
Source
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was aimed to investigate the circulation of four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes in Makkah, Western Saudi Arabia.
Blood samples were collected from 25 dengue fever-suspected patients and were subjected to molecular typing for DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4 serotypes of dengue virus, by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), using six sets of primers.
Of the 25 samples, only six samples (24%) were found to be positive for dengue virus infection.
The prevalence of DENV-1 was higher (50% of DENV-positive samples), as compared to DENV-2 (33.3%) and DENV-3 (16.6%) serotypes.
The fourth serotype, DENV-4, was not detected in any of the DENV-positive samples.
Although Makkah is considered endemic to dengue fever, we observed low prevalence of dengue virus in the city, which may be attributed to various factors.
Nonetheless, the results presented herein confirm the circulation of DENV serotypes in the Western region of Saudi Arabia.
To the best of our knowledge, the current study so far is the first report demonstrating the prevalence of the DENV-1 serotype in the city Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Organji, Sameer R.& Abulreesh, Hussein H.& Osman, Gamal E. H.. 2017. Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotypes in the City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, as Determined by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Organji, Sameer R.…[et al.]. Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotypes in the City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, as Determined by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Organji, Sameer R.& Abulreesh, Hussein H.& Osman, Gamal E. H.. Circulation of Dengue Virus Serotypes in the City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, as Determined by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1141530
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1141530