ReviewOman medical journal2017
Influenza Research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Practices and barriers associated with administration of influenza (flu) vaccination among the general population of UAE.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
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- Estimation of seasonal influenza disease burden using sentinel site data in Pakistan 2017-2019: A cross-sectional study.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2023Article
- Determinants of parental seasonal influenza vaccine hesitancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2001-2018.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Review
- A Systematic Review of Influenza Epidemiology and Surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean and North African Region.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2022Review
- Influenza circulating viruses, positivity rate and risk factors for influenza associated severe acute respiratory infection during 2018/2019 winter season, Yemen.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Exploring determinants of community pharmacist-led influenza vaccination in a Middle Eastern country: a national web-based cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2021Article
- Molecular Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses in Four Consecutive Influenza Seasons 2015-16 to 2018-19 in a Tertiary Center in Western Saudi Arabia.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2021Article
- Epidemiology of severe cases of influenza and other acute respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, July 2016 to June 2018.Journal of infection and public health · 2020Article
- Epidemiological and genetic characterization of pH1N1 and H3N2 influenza viruses circulated in MENA region during 2009-2017.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- An Overview of the Most Significant Zoonotic Viral Pathogens Transmitted from Animal to Human in Saudi Arabia.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Given the importance of influenza infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), we conducted a comprehensive literature review to analyze the status of influenza research in the region from 2012. Influenza research has gained more momentum recently with the emergence of H5N1 and new virus strains. Research covering epidemiological, veterinary, and basic science aspects is growing. More sequences were being generated per year, not only for diagnostic purposes but also for research. We included gray literature publications in our search and found several graduate student dissertations from Egypt, which were published on an online portal. However, the search revealed some weaknesses, mostly in the areas of study design and the lack of surveillance studies. Another weakness was the fact that the publications originated from very few countries, mainly Egypt and Iran. Although improving, influenza research in the EMR remains weak. We recommend encouraging countries in the EMR to conduct more influenza research using stronger methodologies.
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