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    • Epidemiological investigation of the first 5685 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Qatar, 28 February-18 April 2020 

      Al Kuwari, Hanan M.; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Al Kanaani, Zaina; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)
      © Authors 2020 Objective To define the epidemiological curve of COVID-19 in Qatar and determine factors associated with severe or critical illness. Design Case series of first 5685 COVID-19 cases in Qatar. Setting and ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 1 and genital herpes in Australia and New Zealand: Systematic review, meta-analyses and meta-regressions 

      Almukdad, Sawsan; Harfouche, Manale; Farooqui, Uzma S.; Aldos, Lana; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( Cambridge University Press , 2023 , Article)
      Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection is a lifelong infection that is acquired primarily orally and during childhood. We aimed to characterise HSV-1 epidemiology in Australia and New Zealand. HSV-1-related data as ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in Europe: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions 

      Alareeki, Asalah; Osman, Aisha M.M.; Khandakji, Mohannad N.; Looker, Katharine J.; Harfouche, Manale; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a globally prevalent, life-long, sexually transmitted infection. This study characterized HSV-2 seroprevalence in Europe for various at-risk populations and ...

    • Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions 

      Harfouche, Manale; Abu-Hijleh, Farah M.; James, Charlotte; Looker, Katharine J.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J. ( EClinicalMedicine , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection is a prevalent, sexually transmitted infection with a sizable disease burden that is highest in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to characterize HSV-2 epidemiology ...

    • Estimates of global SARS-CoV-2 infection exposure, infection morbidity, and infection mortality rates in 2020 

      Houssein H., Ayoub; Mumtaz, Ghina R.; Seedat, Shaheen; Makhoul, Monia; Chemaitelly, Hiam; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      We aimed to estimate, albeit crudely and provisionally, national, regional, and global proportions of respective populations that have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the first year after the introduction of this virus ...

    • 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; ... more 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; ... more 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, ...

    • 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.; ... more 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 ...

    • 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.; ... more 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, ...

    • 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; ... more 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 ...

    • 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; ... more 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 ...

    • Population immunity of natural infection, primary-series vaccination, and booster vaccination in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study 

      Suelen H., Qassim; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundWaning of natural infection protection and vaccine protection highlight the need to evaluate changes in population immunity over time. Population immunity of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection or of COVID-19 vaccination ...

    • 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; ... more 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 of Omicron sub-lineage infection against reinfection with another Omicron sub-lineage 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H.; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; Yassine, Hadi M.; ... more 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 ...

    • 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; ... more 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 seroprevalence in the urban population of Qatar: An analysis of antibody testing on a sample of 112,941 individuals 

      Peter V., Coyle; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ben Hadj Kacem, Mohamed Ali; Abdulla Al Molawi, Naema Hassan; El Kahlout, Reham Awni; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      The study objective was to the assess level of detectable severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in the urban population of Qatar. Antibody testing was performed on residual blood specimens ...

    • A systematic review of interventions to promote physical activity in six Gulf countries 

      Nash, Elizabeth A.; Critchley, Julia A.; Pearson, Fiona; Awad, Susanne F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; ... more authors ( Public Library of Science , 2021 , Article)
      Physical activity (PA) levels are low in Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCC; Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates). We carried out a systematic review (PROSPERO registration number 131817) ...

    • Type 2 diabetes epidemic and key risk factors in Qatar: A mathematical modeling analysis 

      Awad, Susanne F.; A Toumi, Amine; A Al-Mutawaa, Kholood; A Alyafei, Salah; A Ijaz, Muhammad; ... more authors ( BMJ Journal , 2022 , Article)
      Introduction We aimed to characterize and forecast type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disease burden between 2021 and 2050 in Qatar where 89% of the population comprises expatriates from over 150 countries. Research design ...