• Burden and disease pathogenesis of influenza and other respiratory viruses in diabetic patients 

      Swapna, Thomas; Ouhtit, Allal; Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Eid, Ali H.; Mathew, Shilu; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)
      Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has been receiving increasing attention among autoimmune diseases. The prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes has increased rapidly and has become one of the leading ...
    • Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017). 

      Al-Romaihi, Hamad Eid; Smatti, Maria K; Ganesan, Nandakumar; Nadeem, Shazia; Farag, Elmoubasher; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2019 , Article)
      Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar. This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar. ...
    • Epidemiology Profile of Viral Meningitis Infections Among Patients in Qatar (2015-2018) 

      Mathew, Shilu; Al Khatib, Hebah A; Al Ansari, Khalid; Nader, Joanne; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)
      Little is known about the etiology of meningitis in the MENA region, including Qatar. Viral agents are considered the major cause for meningitis worldwide. Here, we present primary data about the etiology and clinical and ...
    • Influenza prevalence and vaccine efficacy among diabetic patients in Qatar 

      Swapna, Thomas; Emara, Mohamed M.; Ouhtit, Allal; Nader, Joanne D.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Seasonal influenza viruses may lead to severe illness and mortality in patients with comorbidities, including Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Vaccination against influenza in DM patients may reduce influenza incidence and severity. ...
    • Influenza Prevalence and Vaccine Efficacy in Diabetic Patients in Qatar 

      Thomas, Swapna; Smatti, Maria K.; Al Maslamani, Muna A.; Yassine, Hadi Mohamad ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Introduction: Diabetes (DM) is often recognized as ?an independent risk factor for developing severe respiratory tract infections. Influenza infections are associated with higher hospitalization, morbidity and mortality ...
    • Influenza, RSV, and Other Respiratory Infections among Children in Qatar 

      Smatti, Maria K.; Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Coyle, Peter V.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) lead to high rates of mortality and morbidity among children. However, studies on the etiology of respiratory infections among children in Qatar and surrounding countries are ...
    • Inter-Versus Intra-Host Sequence Diversity of pH1N1 and Associated Clinical Outcomes 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Al Maslamani, , Muna A.; V. Coyle, Peter; Thompson, I. Richard Thompson; A. Farag, Elmoubasher; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      The diversity of RNA viruses dictates their evolution in a particular host, community or environment. Here, we reported within- and between-host pH1N1virus diversity at consensus and sub-consensus levels over a three-year ...
    • Molecular and biological characterization of influenza A viruses isolated from human fecal samples 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Coyle, Peter V.; Al Maslamani, Muna A.; Al Thani, Asmaa A.; Pathan, Sameer A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Human influenza viruses are occasionally detected in the stools of influenza patients. Objectives: Here, we investigated the molecular and biological characteristics of intestinal influenza viruses and their potential role ...
    • Molecular epidemiology of influenza, RSV, and other respiratory infections among children in Qatar: A six years report (2012–2017) 

      Al-Romaihi, Hamad E.; Smatti, Maria K.; Al-Khatib, Hebah A.; Coyle, Peter V.; Ganesan, Nandakumar; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)
      Background: Studies on the etiology of respiratory infections among children in Qatar and surrounding countries are limited. Objectives: To describe the prevalence and seasonality of RSV, influenza, and other respiratory ...
    • A new One Health Framework in Qatar for future emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases preparedness and response 

      Devendra, Bansal; Jaffrey, Shariq; Al-Emadi, Noora Abdulla; Hassan, Mahmoud; Islam, Md. Mazharul; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      One Health is increasingly recognized as an optimal approach to address the global risk of health threats originating at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, and their impact. Qatar has successfully practiced One ...
    • 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; ... more 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 ...
    • Profiling of intestinal microbiota in patients infected with respiratory influenza a and b viruses 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A.; Mathew, Shilu; Smatti, Maria K.; Eltai, Nahla O.; Pathan, Sameer A.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Little is known about the association between respiratory viral infections and their impact on intestinal microbiota. Here, we compared the effect of influenza types, A and B, and influenza shedding in patients’ stools on ...
    • Prognostic tools and candidate drugs based on plasma proteomics of patients with severe COVID-19 complications 

      Al-Nesf, Maryam A. Y.; Abdesselem, Houari B.; Bensmail, Ilham; Ibrahim, Shahd; Saeed, Walaa A. H.; ... more authors ( Nature Research , 2022 , Article)
      COVID-19 complications still present a huge burden on healthcare systems and warrant predictive risk models to triage patients and inform early intervention. Here, we profile 893 plasma proteins from 50 severe and 50 ...
    • Within-Host Diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 Patients With Variable Disease Severities. 

      Al Khatib, Hebah A; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Elbashir, Israa E; Coyle, Peter V; Al Maslamani, Muna A; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      The ongoing pandemic of SARS-COV-2 has already infected more than eight million people worldwide. The majority of COVID-19 patients either are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Yet, about 15% of the cases experience ...