Molecular Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses in Four Consecutive Influenza Seasons 2015-16 to 2018-19 in a Tertiary Center in Western Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Influenza infection poses a significant public health threat. The core for disease prevention and control relies on strengthened surveillance activities, particularly in Saudi Arabia, the country that hosts the largest annual mass gathering event worldwide. This study aimed to assess the molecular and seasonal pattern of influenza virus subtypes in western Saudi Arabia to inform policy decisions on influenza vaccine.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City, western Saudi Arabia. Medical records and surveillance database of laboratory-confirmed influenza cases were reviewed from October 2015 to 2019. A panel of real-time polymerase chain reactions was performed to detect influenza A and B. Extracted RNA from a subset of pos

SUBMITTER: Althaqafi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242120 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature