• Association between Multimorbidity and COVID-19 Mortality in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study 

      AbouGalala, Khalid; Elsayed, Basant; Elmarasi, Mohamed; Kotob, Mona; Taha, Reham; ... more authors ( PagePress , 2023 , Article)
      This study assessed the association between multimorbidity and mortality from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region, where such data are scarce. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data of all cases ...
    • Comparative Serological Study for the Prevalence of Anti-MERS Coronavirus Antibodies in High- and Low-Risk Groups in Qatar 

      Al Kahlout, Reham; Nasrallah, Gheyath; Farag, Elmoubasher; Wang, Lingshu; Lattwein, Erik; ... more authors ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2019 , Article)
      Infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be asymptomatic or cause mild influenza-like illness. Therefore, the prevalence of MERS-CoV infections in the general population could be ...
    • COVID-19 exit strategy during vaccine implementation: a balance between social distancing and herd immunity 

      Daher-Nashif, Suhad; Al-Anany, Rania; Ali, Menatalla; Erradi, Khadija; Farag, Elmoubasher; ... more authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article Review)
      Currently, health authorities around the world are struggling to limit the spread of COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic, social distancing has been the most important strategy used by most countries to control ...
    • Pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Implications for control measures in Qatar 

      Tawengi, Abdelaziz M.; Johnston, Samantha; Albayat, Soha Shawqi; Bansal, Devendra; Ahmed, Shazia; ... more authors ( QSCIENCE , 2021 , Article)
      Public health control measures for communicable diseases are often based on the identification of symptomatic cases. However, emerging epidemiological evidence demonstrates the role of presymptomatic and asymptomatic ...
    • 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.; ... more 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 ...