Serological Detection of Flavivirus Infections in Saudi Baboons.

Autor: Olarinmoye, Ayodeji Oluwadare, Niphuis, Henk, Verschoor, Ernst, Olugasa, Babasola Oluseyi, Ishola, Olayinka Olabisi, Aldosari, Ali Abdullah, Boug, Ahmed, Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike, Al-Hezaimi, Khalid
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Zdroj: EcoHealth; Sep2021, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p283-287, 5p
Abstrakt: To evaluate the risk to public health from Flaviviruses in the southwest region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we screened as sentinels, 50 commensal hamadryas baboons located at a peri-domestic site on the outskirts of Ta'if City in February 2013. Of the baboons, 12% [95% CI 5, 24], 0% [95% CI 0, 7] and 10% [95% CI 3, 22] were seropositive in a pan-Flavivirus ELISA (anti-pan-WNV 1–2, Usutu, Zika), Dengue virus 1–4 ELISA (anti-DENV 1–4) and WNV-1 PRNT, respectively, indicating Flavirus exposures of the subjects with possible risk to public health in the area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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