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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; 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 ( 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; 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 ... -
Real-Time SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping by High-Throughput Multiplex PCR Reveals the Epidemiology of the Variants of Concern in Qatar
R. Hasan, Mohammad; K.R. Kalikiri, Mahesh; Mirza, Faheem; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Sharma, Anju; Xaba, Thabisile; Lorenz, Stephan; Chemaitelly, Hiam; A. El-Kahlout, Reham; Ming Tsui, Kin; M. Yassine, Hadi; V. Coyle, Peter; Al Khal, Abdullatif; Bertollini, Roberto; H. Al Thani, Mohamed; J. Abu-Raddad, Laith; Tang, Patrick... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Complementing whole genome sequencing strategies with high-throughput multiplex RT-qPCR genotyping allows for more comprehensive and real-time tracking of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. During the second and third waves ... -
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 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 ... -
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; Gilliani, Imtiaz; Younes, Nourah; Al Anssari, Ghada Ali A.A.; Al Kanaani, Zaina; Al Khal, Abdullatif; 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.; Bertollini, Roberto; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.... more authors ... less 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 ... -
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 ...