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ReviewAfrican health sciences2020

Hemorrhagic fever in Saudi Arabia: challenge to public health, effective management and future considerations.

Taha A Kumosani, Abdulrahman L Al-Malki, Syed S Razvi, Maha J Balgoon, Mohammed Kaleem, Etimad A Huwait, Maryam A Alghamdi, Soonham S Yaghmoor, Khalid O Abualnaja, Elie K Barbour and 4 more

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Review in African health sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Alkhumra Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (AHFV): A Concise Overview.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2024
    Review
  2. Article
  3. Twenty years ofAfrican health sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Taha A KumosaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman L Al-MalkiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Syed S RazviDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maha J BalgoonDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed KaleemDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Etimad A HuwaitDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maryam A AlghamdiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Soonham S YaghmoorExperimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid O AbualnajaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Elie K BarbourDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid A Al-MadaniConsultant in Clinical Nutrition, Member of the Boardof ILSI Middel East, Member of the Board of Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition. Advance Clinics, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Majdi H AlToukhiGeneral Supervisor Health and Environmental Department and Consultant, Public Health and Infectious Diseases.
Afnan T KumosaniDepartment of pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Blood Bank Transfusion medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, National Guards, Jeddah, 21423.
Said S MoselhyBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
King Abdulaziz University · SAAin Shams University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundViral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) refers to a group of febrile illnesses caused by different viruses that result in high mortality in animals and humans. Many risk factors like increased human-animal interactions, climate change, increased mobility of people and limited diagnostic facility have contributed to the rapid spread of VHF. MATERIALS: The history of VHFs in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula has been documented since the 19

conclusionIn summary, effective vector control, health education, possible use of vaccine and concerted synchronized efforts between different government organizations and private research institutions will help in planning effective outbreak-prevention and response strategies in future.

Indexed as

Dengue VirusDisease OutbreaksEncephalitis Viruses, Tick-BorneHemorrhagic Fevers, ViralRift Valley fever virusAnimalsHumansPublic HealthSaudi ArabiaZoonoseschallengesfuture considerationshemorrhagic fever (VHF)managementSaudi ArabiaViral fever

Identifiers

PMID33402960
PMCPMC7751520
OpenAlexW3092518853

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