Serodetection of Dengue virus and its antibodies among blood donors in the western region of Saudi Arabia: a preliminary study.

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1. Epidemiological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Dengue Virus in Saudi Arabia: Insights from Three Decades of Molecular and Serological Surveillance.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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2. Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Saudi Arabia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025
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3. Prevalence of Chikungunya, Dengue and Zika viruses in blood donors: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2022
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4. Dengue in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016
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5. Dengue virus infection in Saudi Arabia from 2003 to 2023: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pathogens and global health
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6. Molecular and Serological Surveillance of Dengue Virus and Vector Dynamics in the Highlands of Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Current microbiology · 2026
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7. Current epidemiological status of mosquito-borne arboviruses in Gulf countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025
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8. Transfusion transmitted virus and dengue virus among healthy blood donors: A prevalence report from Jordan.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2023
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9. Detection of Dengue Virus FromFrontiers in public health · 2022
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10. Dengue virus serological markers among potential blood donors: an evidence of asymptomatic dengue virus transmission in Cameroon.The Pan African medical journal · 2020
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11. Dengue and chikungunya seroprevalence among Qatari nationals and immigrants residing in Qatar.PloS one · 2019
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12. Low frequency of asymptomatic dengue virus-infected donors in blood donor centers during the largest dengue outbreak in Taiwan.PloS one · 2018
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13. The prevalence of dengue virus serotypes in asymptomatic blood donors reveals the emergence of serotype 4 in Saudi Arabia.Virology journal · 2017
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14. Seroprevalence of Asymptomatic Dengue Virus Infection and Its Antibodies Among Healthy/Eligible Saudi Blood Donors: Findings From Holy Makkah City.Virology : research and treatment · 2017
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15. High Seroprevalence of Dengue Virus Infection in Blood Donors From Delhi: A Single Centre Study.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016
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16. Overview of dengue and Zika virus similarity, what can we learn from the Saudi experience with dengue fever?International journal of health sciences
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