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. 2021 Sep;18(3):283-287.
doi: 10.1007/s10393-021-01539-7. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

Serological Detection of Flavivirus Infections in Saudi Baboons

Ayodeji Oluwadare Olarinmoye  1 , Henk Niphuis  2 , Ernst Verschoor  2 , Babasola Oluseyi Olugasa  3 , Olayinka Olabisi Ishola  3 , Ali Abdullah Aldosari  4 , Ahmed Boug  5   6 , Bamidele Nyemike Ogunro  7 , Khalid Al-Hezaimi  8
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Serological Detection of Flavivirus Infections in Saudi Baboons

Ayodeji Oluwadare Olarinmoye et al. Ecohealth. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

To evaluate the risk to public health from Flaviviruses in the southwest region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we screened as sentinels, 50 commensal hamadryas baboons located at a peri-domestic site on the outskirts of Ta'if City in February 2013. Of the baboons, 12% [95% CI 5, 24], 0% [95% CI 0, 7] and 10% [95% CI 3, 22] were seropositive in a pan-Flavivirus ELISA (anti-pan-WNV 1-2, Usutu, Zika), Dengue virus 1-4 ELISA (anti-DENV 1-4) and WNV-1 PRNT, respectively, indicating Flavirus exposures of the subjects with possible risk to public health in the area.

Keywords: Dengue virus 1–4 ELISA; Hamadryas baboons; Pan-Flavivirus ELISA; Peri-domestic; Ta’if–Saudi Arabia; WNV-1 PRNT.

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