Serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
al-Shaykh, F. A.
Muhammad, W. S.
Nur al-Din, E. M.
Shrwani, K. J.
Hubani, Y. A.
Asiri, A. M.
Dayf Allah, O. M.
al-Shaykh, Adil A.
Abkar, A. D.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 47, Issue 2 (31 Aug. 2017), pp.235-246, 12 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2017-08-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Dengue fever is considered to be the most important mosquito-borne disease and considered as endemic disease in Jazan region.
Saudi Arabia.
The present study aimed to analyze the prevail-ing dengue virus serotypes in the region.
Serum samples of 220 suspected dengue cases were collected throughout 2016 and tested by one step Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reac- tion (RT-PCR) with a set of specific primers for detection of four DV serotypes followed by se-quencing the PC'R products to confirm the results.
Out of the 220 serum samples.
124 were found positive for dengue infection (56.4%).
Three dengue virus serotypes were detected; DEN-1.
DEN-2 and DEN-3.
DEN-2 is the most common and predominant type in the region rating 83.9% (104/124).
followed by DEN-1 8.9% (11/124), and then DEN-3 7.2% (9/124).
The high seroprevalence of dengue virus infections in Jazan region indicates its endemicity.
The present study highlights the importance of tracking the spread of dengue virus types and its implication for analyzing changes in dengue endemicity in specified areas over time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shaykh, Adil A.& Dayf Allah, O. M.& Nur al-Din, E. M.& Muhammad, W. S.& Shrwani, K. J.& Hubani, Y. A.…[et al.]. 2017. Serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 47, no. 2, pp.235-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-857608
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shaykh, Adil A.…[et al.]. Serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 47, no. 2 (Aug. 2017), pp.235-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-857608
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shaykh, Adil A.& Dayf Allah, O. M.& Nur al-Din, E. M.& Muhammad, W. S.& Shrwani, K. J.& Hubani, Y. A.…[et al.]. Serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2017. Vol. 47, no. 2, pp.235-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-857608
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 244-246
Record ID
BIM-857608