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Estimating Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 among Different Middle East and North African Male Populations Residing in Qatar
Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Dargham, Soha R.; Mohammed, Layla I.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)HSV-1 epidemiology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains poorly understood. Our study aimed to measure HSV-1 antibody prevalence (seroprevalence) and its age-distribution among select MENA populations residing ... -
Evaluation of commercially available fully automated and ELISA-based assays for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies
Zedan, Hadeel T.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Nicolai, Eleonora; Pieri, Massimo; Bernardini, Sergio; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)Rapid and accurate measurement of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)-specific neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) is paramount for monitoring immunity in infected and vaccinated subjects. The current ... -
First characterisation of antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Qatar, 2017-2020
Al-Maslamani, Muna; Elmagboul, Emad Bashier Ibrahim; Puthiyottil, Aslam; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Varghese, Manoj Kizhakkepeedikayil; Al Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Al-Thani, Mohamed H.; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Unemo, Magnus; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)Limited data are available regarding antimicrobial resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains circulating in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). We investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance of N. ... -
Follow up and comparative assessment of IgG, IgA, and neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 between mRNA-vaccinated naïve and unvaccinated naturally infected individuals over 10 months
Salma, Younes; Nicolai, Eleonora; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Younes, Nadin; Al-Dewik, Nader; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Abo-Halawa, Bushra Y.; Eid, Ali Hussein; Pieri, Massimo; Liu, Na; Daas, Hanin I.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Nizamuddin, Parveen B.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundEvidence on the effectiveness of vaccination-induced immunity compared to SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity is warranted to inform vaccination recommendations. AimIn this study, we aimed to conduct a comparative ... -
Global epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in infertile populations: Systematic review, meta-analysis and metaregression
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Majed, Alzahraa; Abu-Hijleh, Farah; Blondeel, Karel; Matsaseng, Thabo Christopher; Kiarie, James; Toskin, Igor; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( BMJ Journals , 2021 , Article)Objective To provide an in-depth systematic assessment of the global epidemiology of gonorrhoea infection in infertile populations. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted up to 29 April 2019 on international ... -
Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Mokdad, Ali H; Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein; Daoud, Farah; El Bcheraoui, Charbel; Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar; Khalil, Ibrahim; Afshin, Ashkan; Tuffaha, Marwa; Charara, Raghid; Barber, Ryan M; Wagner, Joseph; Cercy, Kelly; Kravitz, Hannah; Coates, Matthew M; Robinson, Margaret; Estep, Kara; Steiner, Caitlyn; Jaber, Sara; Mokdad, Ali A; O'Rourke, Kevin F; Chew, Adrienne; Kim, Pauline; El Razek, Mohamed Magdy Abd; Abdalla, Safa; Abd-Allah, Foad; Abraham, Jerry P; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E; Al-Nehmi, Abdulwahab A; Akanda, Ali S; Al Ahmadi, Hanan; Al Khabouri, Mazin J; Al Lami, Faris H; Al Rayess, Zulfa A; Alasfoor, Deena; AlBuhairan, Fadia S; Aldhahri, Saleh F; Alghnam, Suliman; Alhabib, Samia; Al-Hamad, Nawal; Ali, Raghib; Ali, Syed Danish; Alkhateeb, Mohammad; AlMazroa, Mohammad A; Alomari, Mahmoud A; Al-Raddadi, Rajaa; Alsharif, Ubai; Al-Sheyab, Nihaya; Alsowaidi, Shirina; Al-Thani, Mohamed; Altirkawi, Khalid A; Amare, Azmeraw T; Amini, Heresh; Ammar, Walid; Anwari, Palwasha; Asayesh, Hamid; Asghar, Rana; Assabri, Ali M; Assadi, Reza; Bacha, Umar; Badawi, Alaa; Bakfalouni, Talal; Basulaiman, Mohammed O; Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad; Bedi, Neeraj; Bhakta, Amit R; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A; Bin Abdulhak, Aref A; Boufous, Soufiane; Bourne, Rupert R A; Danawi, Hadi; Das, Jai; Deribew, Amare; Ding, Eric L; Durrani, Adnan M; Elshrek, Yousef; Ibrahim, Mohamed E; Eshrati, Babak; Esteghamati, Alireza; Faghmous, Imad A D; Farzadfar, Farshad; Feigl, Andrea B; Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad; Filip, Irina; Fischer, Florian; Gankpé, Fortuné G; Ginawi, Ibrahim; Gishu, Melkamu Dedefo; Gupta, Rahul; Habash, Rami M; Hafezi-Nejad, Nima; Hamadeh, Randah R; Hamdouni, Hayet; Hamidi, Samer; Harb, Hilda L; Hassanvand, Mohammad Sadegh; Hedayati, Mohammad T; Heydarpour, Pouria; Hsairi, Mohamed; Husseini, Abdullatif; Jahanmehr, Nader; Jha, Vivekanand; Jonas, Jost B; Karam, Nadim E; Kasaeian, Amir; Kassa, Nega Assefa; Kaul, Anil; Khader, Yousef; Khalifa, Shams Eldin A; Khan, Ejaz A; Khan, Gulfaraz; Khoja, Tawfik; Khosravi, Ardeshir; Kinfu, Yohannes; Defo, Barthelemy Kuate; Balaji, Arjun Lakshmana; Lunevicius, Raimundas; Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf; Malekzadeh, Reza; Mansourian, Morteza; Marcenes, Wagner; Farid, Habibolah Masoudi; Mehari, Alem; Mehio-Sibai, Abla; Memish, Ziad A; Mensah, George A; Mohammad, Karzan A; Nahas, Ziad; Nasher, Jamal T; Nawaz, Haseeb; Nejjari, Chakib; Nisar, Muhammad Imran; Omer, Saad B; Parsaeian, Mahboubeh; Peprah, Emmanuel K; Pervaiz, Aslam; Pourmalek, Farshad; Qato, Dima M; Qorbani, Mostafa; Radfar, Amir; Rafay, Anwar; Rahimi, Kazem; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa; Rahman, Sajjad Ur; Rai, Rajesh K; Rana, Saleem M; Rao, Sowmya R; Refaat, Amany H; Resnikoff, Serge; Roshandel, Gholamreza; Saade, Georges; Saeedi, Mohammad Y; Sahraian, Mohammad Ali; Saleh, Shadi; Sanchez-Riera, Lidia; Satpathy, Maheswar; Sepanlou, Sadaf G; Setegn, Tesfaye; Shaheen, Amira; Shahraz, Saeid; Sheikhbahaei, Sara; Shishani, Kawkab; Sliwa, Karen; Tavakkoli, Mohammad; Terkawi, Abdullah S; Uthman, Olalekan A; Westerman, Ronny; Younis, Mustafa Z; El Sayed Zaki, Maysaa; Zannad, Faiez; Roth, Gregory A; Wang, Haidong; Naghavi, Mohsen; Vos, Theo; Al Rabeeah, Abdullah A; Lopez, Alan D; Murray, Christopher J L... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier, Ltd , 2016 , Article)Background: The eastern Mediterranean region is comprised of 22 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, ... -
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Seroprevalence Among Different National Populations of Middle East and North African Men
Dargham, Soha R; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Al-Absi, Enas S; Mohammed, Layla I; Al-Disi, Rana S; Nofal, Mariam Y; Abu-Raddad, Laith J... more authors ... less authors ( Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins , 2018 , Article)BACKGROUND: There are limited data on herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) seroprevalence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). We examined country- and age-specific HSV-2 seroprevalence among select MENA populations ... -
History of primary-series and booster vaccination and protection against Omicron reinfection
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; Coyle, Peter V.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; 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 ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2023 , Article)Laboratory evidence suggests a possibility of immune imprinting for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. We investigated the differences in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a ... -
HIV incidence and impact of interventions among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and north Africa: a modelling study
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Omori, Ryosuke; El Feki, Shereen; Hermez, Joumana G.; Weiss, Helen A.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Background: The incidence of HIV infection among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle East and north Africa is not well known. We aimed to assess HIV incidence, the contribution of heterosexual sex work ... -
Immune Imprinting and Protection against Repeat Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2
Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Tang, Patrick; 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; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Other)More than 2 years into the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the global population carries heterogeneous immune histories derived from various exposures to infection, viral variants, and vaccination.1 Evidence ... -
Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Protocol for a systematic review
Pearson, Fiona; Huangfu, Peijue; Abu-Hijleh, Farah M.; Awad, Susanne F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Critchley, Julia A.... more authors ... less authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)Introduction Prevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, ... -
Low risk of serological cross-reactivity between the dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies using advanced detection assays.
Shurrab, Farah M; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Amanullah, Fatima Humaira; Al-Absi, Enas S; Qotba, Hamda; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Karger , 2022 , Report)Several studies have reported serological cross-reactivity of the immune responses between SARS-CoV-2 and DENV. Most of the available studies are based on the point of care (POC) rapid testing kits. However, some rapid ... -
Modeling the population-level impact of treatment on COVID-19 disease and SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Monia, Makhoul; Abu-Hijleh, Farah; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Seedat, Shaheen; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Different COVID-19 treatment candidates are under development, and some are becoming available including two promising drugs from Merck and Pfizer. This study provides conceptual frameworks for the effects of three types ... -
Molecular epidemiology and genotype distribution of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) among Arab women in the state of Qatar
Bansal, Devendra; Elmi, Asha A; Skariah, Sini; Haddad, Pascale; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Al Hamadi, Aysha H; Mohamed-Nady, Nady; Affifi, Nahla M; Ghedira, Randa; Hassen, Elham; Al-Thani, Asma AJ; Al-Ansari, Afaf AHM; Sultan, Ali A... more authors ... less authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is the major cause of cervical cancer worldwide. With limited data available on HPV prevalence in the Arab countries, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and ... -
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 ... -
Neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher but decline faster in mRNA vaccinees compared to individuals with natural infection.
Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Abo-Halawa, Bushra Y; Younes, Salma; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Shurrab, Farah M; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Al-Dewik, Nader; Ismail, Ahmed; Yassine, Hadi M; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)Waning protection against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants by pre-existing antibodies elicited due to current vaccination or natural infection is a global concern. Whether this is due to the waning of immunity to SARS-COV-2 ... -
One Year of SARS-CoV-2: Genomic Characterization of COVID-19 Outbreak in Qatar
Benslimane, Fatiha M; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al-Jamal, Ola; Albatesh, Dana; Boughattas, Sonia; Ahmed, Ayeda A; Bensaad, Meryem; Younuskunju, Shameem; Mohamoud, Yasmin A; Al Badr, Mashael; Mohamed, Abdalla A; El-Kahlout, Reham A; Al-Hamad, Tasneem; Elgakhlab, Dina; Al-Kuwari, Fatima H; Saad, Chadi; Jeremijenko, Andrew; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Al-Maslamani, Muna A; Bertollini, Roberto; Al-Kuwari, Einas A; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E; Al-Marri, Salih; Al-Thani, Mohammed; Badji, Radja M; Mbarek, Hamdi; Al-Sarraj, Yasser; Malek, Joel A; Ismail, Said I; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Coyle, Peter V; Thani, Asmaa A Al; Yassine, Hadi M... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Qatar, a country with a strong health system and a diverse population consisting mainly of expatriate residents, has experienced two large waves of COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, we report on 2634 SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome ... -
Performance evaluation of five ELISA kits for detecting anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies
Hadi M., Yassine; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Dargham, Soha R.; Younes, Salma N.; Shurrab, Farah; Marei, Reham M.; Hssain, Ali Ait; Taleb, Sara; Alhussain, Hashim A.; Al-Nesf, Maryiam A.; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Qotba, Hamda; Althani, Asmaa A.; Tang, Patrick; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare the performances of five commercial ELISA assays (EDI, AnshLabs, Dia.Pro, NovaTec, and Lionex) for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Methods70 negative control samples (collected before the ... -
Performance evaluation of four type-specific commercial assays for detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 antibodies in a Middle East and North Africa population.
Aldisi, Rana S; Elsidiq, Malaz S; Dargham, Soha R; Sahara, Afifah S; Al-Absi, Enas S; Nofal, Mariam Y; Mohammed, Layla I; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)The number of diagnostic assays for the detection of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) antibodies has increased over the years. However, their performance characteristics could vary among global populations. To investigate ... -
Performance evaluation of novel fluorescent-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for rapid detection and quantification of total anti-SARS-CoV-2 S-RBD binding antibodies in infected individuals
Shurrab, Farah M; Younes, Nadin; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Liu, Na; Qotba, Hamda; Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Nasrallah, Gheyath K... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The vast majority of the commercially available LFIA is used to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies qualitatively. Recently, a novel fluorescence-based LIFA test was developed for quantitative measurement of the total binding ...