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Mathematical modeling of the SARSCoV-2 epidemic in Qatar and its impact on the national response to COVID-19
Ayoub, Houssein H.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Seedat, Shaheen; Makhoul, Monia; Kanaani, Zaina Al; Khal, Abdullatif Al; Kuwari, Einas Al; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Rahim, Hanan Abdul; Yassine, Hadi M.; Kuwari, Mohamed G.Al; Romaihi, Hamad Eid Al; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto; Raddad, Laith J.Abu... more authors ... less authors ( University of Edinburgh , 2021 , Article)Background Mathematical modeling constitutes an important tool for planning robust responses to epidemics. This study was conducted to guide the Qatari national response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ... -
Molecular characterization of influenza virus in intestines and its effect on intestinal microbiota
Al Khatib, Heba; Al Maslamani, Muna; Coyle, Peter; Pathan, Sameer; Al Thani, Asmaa; Yassine, Hadi Mohamad... more authors ... less authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Background: Influenza predominantly causes respiratory diseases; however, gastrointestinal symptoms are not uncommonly reported, particularly among high risk groups. Influenza virus RNA has been also detected in stools of ... -
mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants and severe COVID-19 disease in Qatar
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M.; Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Malek, Joel A.; Coyle, Peter; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Butt, Adeel A.; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors (2021 , Article)The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to be a global health concern. The mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine was reported to have an efficacy of 94.1% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 due to infection with ‘wild-type’ variants in a ... -
Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine protection against variants of concern after one versus two doses.
Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Tang, Patrick; Malek, Joel A; Coyle, Peter; Ayoub, Houssein H; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Butt, Adeel A; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)Strategies for rolling out vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) varied across countries. A key question is whether delaying administration of the second vaccine dose to vaccinate the largest number of ... -
Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among migrant workers in Qatar.
Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ismail, Ahmed I A; Nizamuddin, Parveen B; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Shurrab, Farah M; Amanullah, Fathima H; Al-Hamad, Tasneem H; Mohammad, Khadija N; Alabdulmalek, Maryam A; Al Kahlout, Reham A; Al-Shaar, Ibrahim; Elshaikh, Manal A; Abouassali, Mazen N; Karimeh, Ibrahim W; Ali, Mutaz M; Ayoub, Houssein H; Abdeen, Sami; Abdelkarim, Ashraf; Daraan, Faisal; Ismail, Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim Elhaj; Mostafa, Nahid; Sahl, Mohamed; Suliman, Jinan; Tayar, Elias; Kasem, Hasan Ali; Agsalog, Meynard J A; Akkarathodiyil, Bassam K; Alkhalaf, Ayat A; Alakshar, Mohamed Morhaf M H; Al-Qahtani, Abdulsalam Ali A H; Al-Shedifat, Monther H A; Ansari, Anas; Ataalla, Ahmad Ali; Chougule, Sandeep; Gopinathan, Abhilash K K V; Poolakundan, Feroz J; Ranbhise, Sanjay U; Saefan, Saed M A; Thaivalappil, Mohamed M; Thoyalil, Abubacker S; Umar, Inayath M; Al Kuwari, Einas; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Yassine, Hadi M; Al Thani, Asmaa A; Chaghoury, Odette; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Limited data exist on viral hepatitis among migrant populations. This study investigated the prevalence of current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and lifetime hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Qatar's migrant craft ... -
Protection against Reinfection with the Omicron BA.2.75 Subvariant
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Altarawneh, Heba N.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H.; Latif, Ali N.; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2023 , Other)The BA.2.75 sublineage of the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may escape neutralizing antibodies. The BA.2.75 sublineage (primarily the BA.2.75.2 subvariant) ... -
Protection against the omicron variant from previous SARS-CoV-2 infection
Altarawneh, Heba N.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Qassim, Suelen; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Benslimane, Fatiha M.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H.; Latif, Ali N.; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Other)Natural infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) elicits strong protection against reinfection with the B.1.1.7 (alpha),1,2 B.1.351 (beta),1 and B.1.617.2 (delta)3 variants. However, the ... -
Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study
Hiam, Chemaitelly; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Hasan, Mohammad R; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)BackgroundUnderstanding protection conferred by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination is important for informing vaccine mandate decisions. We compared protection conferred by natural infection versus ... -
Protection of Omicron sub-lineage infection against reinfection with another Omicron sub-lineage
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Smatti, Maria K.; Hasan, Mohammad R.; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)There is significant genetic distance between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant BA.1 and BA.2 sub-lineages. This study investigates immune protection of infection with one sub-lineage against reinfection with the other ... -
Protective Effect of Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 Subvariants.
Altarawneh, Heba N; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Hasan, Mohammad R; Coyle, Peter; Yassine, Hadi M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Smatti, Maria K; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H; Latif, Ali N; Shaik, Riyazuddin M; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed G; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Article)The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant have shown the capacity of escaping from neutralizing antibodies.1 These subvariants had an ... -
Relative infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections, reinfections, and primary infections.
Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter; Hasan, Mohammad R; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al-Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Kanaani, Zaina; Al-Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul-Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Mohametabd H; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals and in those who had a prior infection have been observed globally, but the transmission potential of these infections is unknown. The RT-qPCR cycle threshold ... -
SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positivity protects against reinfection for at least seven months with 95% efficacy
Laith J., Abu-Raddad; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Coyle, Peter; Malek, Joel A.; Ahmed, Ayeda A.; Mohamoud, Yasmin A.; Younuskunju, Shameem; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Background Reinfection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been documented, raising public health concerns. SARS-CoV-2 reinfections were assessed in a cohort of antibody-positive persons ... -
SARS-CoV-2 infection hospitalization, severity, criticality, and fatality rates in Qatar
Seedat, Shaheen; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Makhoul, Monia; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality as well as severe economic and societal disruptions. Despite scientific progress, true infection severity, factoring both diagnosed and undiagnosed ... -
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is at Herd Immunity in the Majority Segment of the Population of Qatar.
Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Abdeen, Sami; Abdelkarim, Ashraf; Daraan, Faisal; Elhaj Ismail, Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim; Mostafa, Nahid; Sahl, Mohamed; Suliman, Jinan; Tayar, Elias; Kasem, Hasan Ali; Agsalog, Meynard J A; Akkarathodiyil, Bassam K; Alkhalaf, Ayat A; Alakshar, Mohamed Morhaf M H; Al-Qahtani, Abdulsalam Ali A H; Al-Shedifat, Monther H A; Ansari, Anas; Ataalla, Ahmad Ali; Chougule, Sandeep; Gopinathan, Abhilash K K V; Poolakundan, Feroz J; Ranbhise, Sanjay U; Saefan, Saed M A; Thaivalappil, Mohamed M; Thoyalil, Abubacker S; Umar, Inayath M; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Yassine, Hadi M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Chaghoury, Odette; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) population, who comprise 60% of the total population. This study ... -
Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 among the migrant workers in Qatar
Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Dargham, Soha R.; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Amanullah, Fathima H.; Shurrab, Farah M.; Nizamuddin, Parveen B.; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Abdeen, Sami; Abdelkarim, Ashraf; Daraan, Faisal; Ismail, Ahmed; Mostafa, Nahid; Sahl, Mohamed; Suliman, Jinan; Tayar, Elias; Kasem, Hasan Ali; Agsalog, Meynard J.A.; Akkarathodiyil, Bassam K.; Alkhalaf, Ayat A.; Alakshar, Mohamed Morhaf M.H.; Al-Qahtani, Abdulsalam Ali A.H.; Al-Shedifat, Monther H.A.; Ansari, Anas; Ataalla, Ahmad Ali; Chougule, Sandeep; Gopinathan, Abhilash K.K.V.; Poolakundan, Feroz J.; Ranbhise, Sanjay U.; Saefan, Saed M.A.; Thaivalappil, Mohamed M.; Thoyalil, Abubacker S.; Umar, Inayath M.; Al Kuwari, Einas; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Chaghoury, Odette; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Farag, Elmoubasher; Bertollini, Roberto; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2023 , Article)Background: Limited data exists on herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) infections in migrant populations. This study investigated HSV-1 and HSV-2 seroprevalences and associations among craft and manual ... -
Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant
Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; Coyle, Peter; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed Ghaith; Butt, Adeel A; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford Academic , 2021 , Article)Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ... -
Two prolonged viremic SARS-CoV-2 infections with conserved viral genome for two months
Laith J., Abu-Raddad; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Malek, Joel A.; Ahmed, Ayeda A.; Mohamoud, Yasmin A.; Younuskunju, Shameem; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Al Kuwari, Einas; Butt, Adeel A.; Coyle, Peter; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar Hassan; Latif, Ali Nizar; Shaik, Riyazuddin Mohammad; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G.; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Bertollini, Roberto... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)We document two cases of viremic and prolonged active infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) where the viral genome was conserved for two months, but infection was with little or ... -
Waning of BNT162b2 Vaccine Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Qatar.
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Tang, Patrick; Hasan, Mohammad R; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Coyle, Peter; Ayoub, Houssein H; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Kuwari, Einas; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Kaleeckal, Anvar H; Latif, Ali N; Shaik, Riyazuddin M; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al Kuwari, Mohamed G; Al Romaihi, Hamad E; Butt, Adeel A; Al-Thani, Mohamed H; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2021 , Article)Waning of vaccine protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a concern. The persistence of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine ...