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Seroprevalence of three emerging arboviral infections in Kuwaiti nationals

Author(s) -

A.S. Pacsa,

U. C. Chaturvedi,

Abu Salim Mustafa

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/2003.9.3.266

Subject(s) - dengue fever , seroprevalence , serology , dengue virus , virology , antibody , hantavirus , immunoglobulin m , hantavirus infection , medicine , immunology , virus , biology , immunoglobulin g

Diseases caused by dengue, s and fly fever and hanta viruses pose a major health risk in many countries. We determined the threat of these arboviral infections through a serologic using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] based tests. Hantavirus-specific antibodies were also detected using immunofluorescence. Of 499 samples tested for dengue virus IgG antibodies l4% were as positive for dengue positive by all the ELISA tests. Among the 42 showing strong IgG reactivity, only 1 was positive for dengue virus IgM antibodies. All samples tested for IgG antibodies to s and fly fever virus were negative. Hantavirus antibodies were detected in 11% of the 46 samples from high-risk individuals. The low prevalences suggest that at present these infections are not a serious problem in Kuwait

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