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- Title
Serological Detection of Flavivirus Infections in Saudi Baboons.
- Authors
Olarinmoye, Ayodeji Oluwadare; Niphuis, Henk; Verschoor, Ernst; Olugasa, Babasola Oluseyi; Ishola, Olayinka Olabisi; Aldosari, Ali Abdullah; Boug, Ahmed; Ogunro, Bamidele Nyemike; Al-Hezaimi, Khalid
- Abstract
To evaluate the risk to public health from Flaviviruses in the southwest region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we screened as sentinels, 50 commensal hamadryas baboons located at a peri-domestic site on the outskirts of Ta'if City in February 2013. Of the baboons, 12% [95% CI 5, 24], 0% [95% CI 0, 7] and 10% [95% CI 3, 22] were seropositive in a pan-Flavivirus ELISA (anti-pan-WNV 1–2, Usutu, Zika), Dengue virus 1–4 ELISA (anti-DENV 1–4) and WNV-1 PRNT, respectively, indicating Flavirus exposures of the subjects with possible risk to public health in the area.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; FLAVIVIRAL diseases; BABOONS; PUBLIC spaces; DENGUE viruses; SUBURBS; FLAVIVIRUSES
- Publication
EcoHealth, 2021, Vol 18, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
1612-9202
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10393-021-01539-7