Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, Jordan

Batieha, Anwar; Saliba, Elias K.; Graham, R. Ross; Mohareb, Emad; Hijazi, Younis; Wijeyaratne, Pandu

doi:10.3201/eid0604.000405

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“…6,8 Most of the mosquito-borne flavivirus IgG-positive samples were further identified as WNV positive. The high seroprevalence of WNV in Iraq (11.6%) is in accordance with reports from neighboring countries such as Turkey (17%), 9 Jordan (8%), 10 and Iran (0-95.8%, depending on the location). 11,12 Furthermore, some of the major vector species for WNV such as Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus have been detected in Iraq.…”

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The Presence and Seroprevalence of Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Nasiriyah Governorate, Southern Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study

Barakat¹,

Smura²,

Kuivanen³

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. The knowledge on the presence and seroprevalence of arboviruses in Iraq is fragmental. To assess the exposure of the population to arbovirus infections in southern Iraq, we conducted a serological screening of the most common arbovirus groups using immunofluorescence, hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization tests. Serum samples of 399 adult volunteers were collected in Nasiriyah, Iraq. Antibodies were detected against West Nile virus (WNV) (11.6%), sandfly-borne Sicilian virus serocomplex (18.2%), sandfly-borne Naples virus serocomplex (7.8%), Sindbis virus (1.5%), chikungunya virus (0.5%), and Tahyna virus (2.0%). The results suggest that WNV and sandfly-borne phlebovirus infections are common in southern Iraq, and these viruses should be considered as potential causative agents in patients with febrile disease and/or neurological manifestations.

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The Presence and Seroprevalence of Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Nasiriyah Governorate, Southern Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study

Barakat¹,

Smura²,

Kuivanen³

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…However, the assay should complement serological diagnostics (Batieha et al, 2000) and help identify acute sandfly fever cases. RT-PCR has been shown to be helpful in a TOSV outbreak (Valassina et al, 1996).…”

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Rapid detection of important human pathogenic Phleboviruses

Weidmann¹,

Sánchez-Seco²,

Sall³

et al. 2008

Journal of Clinical Virology

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“…In Pakistan military personnel admitted to a hospital for evaluation of febrile illness was evaluated and antibody to WNV was present in 33-41 % [9]. A seroprevalences study for antibodies directed against WNV in Jordan, found that 8 % of the study subjects have a WNV infection previously [10]. In another study conducted in turkey, 20 % of human were positive for WNV neutralizing antibody [11], although recently it was declared that WNV has become endemic in the western part of Turkey [12].…”

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Frequency of West Nile Virus Infection in Iranian Blood Donors

Aghaie

Aaskov

Chinikar

et al. 2015

Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus

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West Nile virus (WNV) can be transmitted by blood transfusions and organ transplants. This study was a retrospective study which was performed in Blood Transfusion Center to evaluate the WNV infection in blood donors in Iran. A total of 540 blood samples were taken from volunteer healthy donors who referred for blood donation to Chabahar Blood Center. The presence of WNV was studied by detecting immunoglobulin G (IgG) WNV by enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA). Demonstration of elevated WNV IgG confirmed by immunoflouorescence assay (IFA) Euroimmun kit. Out of the 540 samples 17.96 % (97 cases) were seropositive by ELISA and 1.48 % (8 cases) was seropositive by IFA. This means that 8.24 % of ELISA seropositive samples were confirmed by IFA. Special attention should be paid to criteria of donor selection, albeit positive results may be due to a previous infection in these donors.Keywords West Nile virus (WNV) Á Blood donor Á Iran Á Donor selection Á Epidemiology Á Enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) Á Immunoflouorescence assay (IFA)

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Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, Jordan

Cited by 50 publications

References 11 publications

The Presence and Seroprevalence of Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Nasiriyah Governorate, Southern Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Presence and Seroprevalence of Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Nasiriyah Governorate, Southern Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study

Rapid detection of important human pathogenic Phleboviruses

Frequency of West Nile Virus Infection in Iranian Blood Donors

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