The epidemiology of Dengue fever in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review
| Autor: | Salwa Bahkali, Alaa Alhaeli, Ashraf El-Metwally, Mowafa Househ, Anna Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Aedes albopictus Endemic Diseases Epidemiology education 030231 tropical medicine Population Saudi Arabia lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Dengue fever Dengue 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Aedes Environmental health Prevalence medicine Animals Humans Seroprevalence lcsh:RC109-216 030212 general & internal medicine Family history education.field_of_study biology business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Incidence (epidemiology) Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Insect Vectors Infectious Diseases Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 117-124 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1876-0341 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.05.006 |
| Popis: | Summary: Dengue fever (DF) is the most serious mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide. DF is an acute febrile illness caused by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are endemic in certain cities of Saudi Arabia, such as Jeddah and Makkah (Mecca). An online literature search was conducted using relevant keywords to retrieve DF studies conducted in Saudi Arabia. Forty-five articles were identified initially. After screening for exclusion and retrieving full texts, a total of 10 articles were used for this review. Four studies were cross-sectional, and three observed a seroprevalence ranging from 31.7% to 56.9%, either among clinically suspected cases or among patients visiting the hospital for other reasons. Evidence extracted from risk factors and distribution studies indicated that young males are commonly affected. Fever, vomiting, thrombocytopenia and leukopoenia were the common features of the three studies related to clinical presentation of DF. One cross-sectional study concerning an educational program for DF demonstrated that a positive family history of DF, literate mothers, and age over 17 years were the predictors of a high DF knowledge score. However, the paucity of large epidemiological studies limits the generalizability of such evidence. Future studies in Saudi Arabia should focus upon the expansion of DF to other cities in the Kingdom. Larger epidemiological studies are needed for estimating the true burden and incidence of DF in the Saudi population, as they are limited to seroprevalence among clinically suspected cases and hospital-based patients. Keywords: Dengue fever, Saudi Arabia, Epidemiology, Prevalence, Risk |
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