ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2019
Waterpipe smoking as a public health risk: Potential risk for transmission of MERS-CoV.
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- Prevalence of smoking (cigarette and waterpipe) and its association with obesity/overweight in UAE and Palestine.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Product of natural evolution (SARS, MERS, and SARS-CoV-2); deadly diseases, from SARS to SARS-CoV-2.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
- Beliefs Toward Smoking and COVID-19, and the Pandemic Impact on Smoking Behavior and Quit Intention: Findings from a Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.Tobacco use insights · 2021Article
- Smoking and COVID-19: A Scoping Review.Tobacco use insights · 2021Article
- Where we missed? Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) epidemiology in Saudi Arabia; 2012-2019.The Science of the total environment · 2020Article
- Smoking and COVID-19: Adding Fuel to the Flame.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Hookah smoking and COVID-19: call for action.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2020Article
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - What Every Otolaryngologist Should Know: A Review.International journal of general medicine · 2020Review
- COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations to a Comprehensive Healthcare Response. An International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Position Paper.Basic and clinical neuroscienceArticle
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Abstract
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) emerged in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2012 causing a critical challenge to public health. The epidemiology of MERS-CoV remain enigmatic as human-to-human transmission is not fully understood. One possible scenario that might play a role in the virus transmission is the cultural waterpipe smoking. Cafés providing waterpipe smoking in cities within Saudi Arabia have been moved to areas outside city limits that frequently place them close to camels markets. We report results of a surveillance study wherein waterpipe hoses throughout several regions in Saudi Arabia were tested for the presence of MERS-CoV. A total of 2489 waterpipe samples were collected from cities where MERS-CoV cases were continuously recorded. MERS-CoV RNA wasn't detected in collected samples. Irrespective of the negative results of our survey, the public health risk of waterpipe smoking should not be underestimated. To avoid a possible transmission within country where MERS-CoV is prevalent, we recommend the replacement of resusable hoses with "one-time-use" hoses in addition to a close inspection of waterpipe components to assure the appropriate cleaning and sanitization.
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