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ReviewViruses2020

Bat-Borne Coronaviruses in Jordan and Saudi Arabia: A Threat to Public Health?

Laith N Al-Eitan, Amneh H Tarkhan, Mansour A Alghamdi, Denise A Marston, Guanghui Wu, Lorraine M McElhinney, Ian H Brown, Anthony R Fooks

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Review in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Laith N Al-EitanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-0064-0190
Amneh H TarkhanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1035-0130
Mansour A AlghamdiDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6613-1498
Denise A MarstonDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA, Weybridge), Surrey KT15 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9215-088X
Guanghui WuDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA, Weybridge), Surrey KT15 3NB, UK.
Lorraine M McElhinneyDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA, Weybridge), Surrey KT15 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6022-348X
Ian H BrownDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA, Weybridge), Surrey KT15 3NB, UK.
Anthony R FooksDepartment of Virology, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA, Weybridge), Surrey KT15 3NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3243-6154
Animal and Plant Health Agency · GBJordan University of Science and Technology · JOKing Khalid University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging infectious diseases are of great concern to public health, as highlighted by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Such diseases are of particular danger during mass gathering and mass influx events, as large crowds of people in close proximity to each other creates optimal opportunities for disease transmission. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are two countries that have witnessed mass gatherings due to the arrival of Syrian refugees and the annual Hajj season. The mass migration of people not only brings exotic diseases to these regions but also brings new diseases back to their own countries, e.g., the outbreak of MERS in South Korea. Many emerging pathogens originate in bats, and more than 30 bat species have been identified in these two countries. Some of those bat species are known to carry viruses that cause deadly diseases in other parts of the world, such as the rabies virus and coronaviruses. However, little is known about bats and the pathogens they carry in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Here, the importance of enhanced surveillance of bat-borne infections in Jordan and Saudi Arabia is emphasized, promoting the awareness of bat-borne diseases among the general public and building up infrastructure and capability to fill the gaps in public health preparedness to prevent future pandemics.

Indexed as

Public HealthAnimalsChiropteraCommunicable Diseases, EmergingCoronavirusCOVID-19Disease OutbreaksHumansJordanSaudi ArabiaZoonosesbatscoronavirusesCOVID-19emerging infectious diseaseJordanSaudi Arabiaviral diseasezoonotic disease

Identifiers

PMID33316899
PMCPMC7764733
OpenAlexW3111635834

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