item: #1 of 52 id: cord-003629-xogzl1lv author: Alsuheel, Ali Mohammed title: Human metapneumovirus in Pediatric Patients with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in the Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia date: 2019-04-12 words: 2819 flesch: 36 summary: To date, there is no study from the Aseer region of Saudi Arabia determining the proportion and severity of hMPV infection among pediatric hospitalized patients with respiratory infections. hMPV infection was also found to be associated with complicated respiratory conditions such as bronchopneumonia, chronic heart disease and bronchial asthma. keywords: hmpv; human; infections; metapneumovirus; patients; study; tract cache: cord-003629-xogzl1lv.txt plain text: cord-003629-xogzl1lv.txt item: #2 of 52 id: cord-017009-j069q0l3 author: Khalafalla, Abdelmalik I. title: Emerging Infectious Diseases in Camelids date: 2016-10-13 words: 4702 flesch: 46 summary: Another factor that may contribute to the emergence of camel diseases is the migration into new habitat that never was reached before by camels (Faye and Vias 2010) . Serological evidence of dromedary camel infection with RVF was documented. keywords: arabia; camelids; camelpox; camels; disease; et al; infection; respiratory; saudi; virus cache: cord-017009-j069q0l3.txt plain text: cord-017009-j069q0l3.txt item: #3 of 52 id: cord-032513-uf4i46x9 author: Altuwaijri, Fahad S. title: Investigating Agile Adoption in Saudi Arabian Mobile Application Development date: 2020-08-18 words: 2129 flesch: 42 summary: An empirical study of investigating mobile applications development challenges Unlocking the digital economy potential of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Challenges and best practices for mobile application development: review paper Software engineering issues for mobile application development Software development processes for mobile systems: is agile really taking over the business? Applying agile methodology in mobile software engineering: android application development and its challenges Mobile app development and management: results from a qualitative investigation A survey study of critical success factors in agile software projects Identifying some important success factors in adopting agile software development practices Agile software development: the people factor Agile transition and adoption human-related challenges and issues: a grounded theory approach People over process: key challenges in agile development The relationship between organizational culture and the deployment of systems development methodologies Usage and perceptions of agile software development in an industrial context: an exploratory study Strengths and barriers behind the successful agile deployment-insights from the three software intensive companies in Finland Survey on agile and lean usage in finnish software industry The evolution of agile software development in Brazil Concerns and limitations in agile software development: a Survey with Paraguayan Companies A survey on agile practices in the Indian IT industry Is the agile development method the way to go for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia? keywords: adoption; development; mobile; saudi cache: cord-032513-uf4i46x9.txt plain text: cord-032513-uf4i46x9.txt item: #4 of 52 id: cord-201774-x5s32wdc author: Srivastava, Vishist title: Football and externalities: Using mathematical modelling to predict the changing fortunes of Newcastle United date: 2020-09-22 words: 2943 flesch: 65 summary: Predicting Premier league standings -putting that math to some use Public Investment Fund (PIF) -Sovereign Wealth Fund, Saudi Arabia -SWFI Newcastle United takeover: Who was behind £300m takeover bid and why did it fail Predicting Football Results With Statistical Modelling Saudi Arabia bans beIN Sports to further complicate £300m Newcastle takeover. key: cord-201774-x5s32wdc authors: Srivastava, Vishist; Yadav, Prashant; Singh, Ajuni title: Football and externalities: Using mathematical modelling to predict the changing fortunes of Newcastle United date: 2020-09-22 journal: nan DOI: nan sha: doc_id: 201774 cord_uid: x5s32wdc The Public Investment Fund (PIF), is Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. keywords: goals; league; newcastle; number; premier; saudi; team cache: cord-201774-x5s32wdc.txt plain text: cord-201774-x5s32wdc.txt item: #5 of 52 id: cord-252883-1ub01j2x author: Bleibtreu, A. title: Focus on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) date: 2019-11-11 words: 6235 flesch: 47 summary: WHO Transmission characteristics of MERS and SARS in the healthcare setting: a comparative study New case of MERS-CoV identified in the United Kingdom Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): prevention in travelers Respiratory tract samples, viral load, and genome fraction yield in patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome Association of Higher MERS-CoV Virus Load with Severe Disease and Death, Saudi Arabia A roadmap for MERS-CoV research and product development: report from a World Health Organization consultation Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study Specific serology for emerging human coronaviruses by protein microarray Inclusion of MERS-spike protein ELISA in algorithm to determine serologic evidence of MERS-CoV infection Clinical features and viral diagnosis of two cases of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus: a report of nosocomial transmission Case characteristics among Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak and non-outbreak cases in Saudi Arabia from 2012 to 2015 Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in the Republic of Korea MERS-CoV outbreak in Jeddah-a link to health care facilities MERS outbreak in Korea: hospital-to-hospital transmission Predictors of MERS-CoV infection: A large case control study of patients presenting with ILI at a MERS-CoV referral hospital in Saudi Arabia The predictors of 3-and 30-day mortality in 660 MERS-CoV patients Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infections in health care workers Estimating survival rates in MERS-CoV patients 14 and 45 days after experiencing symptoms and determining the differences in survival rates by demographic data, disease characteristics and regions: a worldwide study Prevalence of comorbidities in the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): a systematic review and meta-analysis Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: Demographic, clinical and survival data Hospital outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus Middle East respiratory syndrome A Comparative Study of Clinical Presentation and Risk Factors for Adverse Outcome in Patients Hospitalised with Acute Respiratory Disease Due to MERS Coronavirus or Other Causes Rapid risk assessment: Severe respiratory disease associated with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), 22nd update Clinical management of respiratory syndrome in patients hospitalized for suspected Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in the Paris area from Outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a short note on cases with renal failure problem State of Knowledge and Data Gaps of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Humans Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a case-control study of hospitalized patients Clinical aspects and outcomes of 70 patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a single-center experience in Saudi Arabia Serologic responses of 42 MERS-coronavirus-infected patients according to the disease severity The impact of co-infection of influenza A virus on the severity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Critically Ill Patients With the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study High fatality rates and associated factors in two hospital outbreaks of MERS in Daejeon, the Republic of Korea IFN-(2a or IFN-(1a in combination with ribavirin to treat Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus pneumonia: a retrospective study Viral RNA in blood as Indicator of Severe Outcome in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection Comparative and kinetic analysis of viral shedding and immunological responses in MERS patients representing a broad spectrum of disease severity Predictive factors for pneumonia development and progression to respiratory failure in MERS-CoV infected patients Prevention and treatment of respiratory viral infections: presentations on antivirals, traditional therapies and host-directed interventions at the 5th ISIRV Antiviral Group conference Feasibility of using convalescent plasma immunotherapy for MERS-CoV infection, Saudi Arabia Current treatment options and the role of peptides as potential therapeutic components for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS): a review Safety and tolerability of a novel, polyclonal human anti-MERS coronavirus antibody produced from transchromosomic cattle: a phase 1 randomised, double-blind, single-dose-escalation study A review of treatment modalities for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corticosteroid Therapy for Critically Ill Patients with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virological and serological analysis of a recent Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection case on a triple combination antiviral regimen Nitazoxanide, a new drug candidate for the treatment of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Treatment With Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Interferon-(1b Improves Outcome of MERS-CoV Infection in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Common Marmoset Treatment outcomes for patients with Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS CoV) infection at a coronavirus referral center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Alisporivir inhibits MERS-and SARS-coronavirus replication in cell culture, but not SARS-coronavirus infection in a mouse model Broad-spectrum antiviral activity of the eIF4A inhibitor silvestrol against corona-and picornaviruses Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ChAdOx1 and MVA based vaccine candidates against MERS-CoV elicit neutralising antibodies and cellular immune responses in mice The chapters on the origin, emergence, structure, transmission mechanisms, prevention and diagnostic methods were mainly written MB, NH, and BV.BV produced the figures. Consensus document on the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Molecular evolution of human coronavirus genomes Genomic characterization of a newly discovered coronavirus associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in humans Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus WHO | Background and summary of novel coronavirus infection-as of 21 Comparative analysis of twelve genomes of three novel group 2c and group 2d coronaviruses reveals unique group and subgroup features Presence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological stud Human infection with MERS coronavirus after exposure to infected camels, Saudi Arabia MERS coronavirus neutralizing antibodies in camels Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels Risk factors for MERS coronavirus infection in dromedary camels in Co-circulation of three camel coronavirus species and recombination of MERS-CoVs in Saudi Arabia Genomic characterization of a newly discovered coronavirus associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome in humans MERS-CoV Accessory ORFs Play Key Role for Infection and Pathogenesis Host species restriction of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus through its receptor, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein A structural analysis of M protein in coronavirus assembly and morphology East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)-update. keywords: arabia; cases; coronavirus; cov; east; human; infection; mers; middle; outbreak; patients; saudi; study; syndrome cache: cord-252883-1ub01j2x.txt plain text: cord-252883-1ub01j2x.txt item: #6 of 52 id: cord-254234-8w1z3un6 author: Ahmed, Shahira A. title: Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis: The Perspective from the Gulf Countries date: 2020-09-18 words: 14425 flesch: 38 summary: Saudi Arabia has the highest number of reported Cryptosporidium infections in humans with a significant p-value < 0.05 in comparison to the rest of the GCC countries. Saudi Arabia has the highest number of reported Cryptosporidium infections in humans with a significant p-value < 0.05 in comparison to the rest of the GCC countries. keywords: animals; arabia; burden; children; cryptosporidiosis; cryptosporidium; cryptosporidium infection; cryptosporidium oocysts; diarrhoea; food; gcc countries; gulf; health; infection; kuwait; oocysts; parasites; prevalence; region; risk; saudi; studies; study; water cache: cord-254234-8w1z3un6.txt plain text: cord-254234-8w1z3un6.txt item: #7 of 52 id: cord-255339-oudj079q author: Al-Tayib, Omar A. title: An Overview of the Most Significant Zoonotic Viral Pathogens Transmitted from Animal to Human in Saudi Arabia date: 2019-02-22 words: 15858 flesch: 42 summary: Borne Zoonotic Dis Update on the global spread of dengue Virologic and serologic surveillance for dengue fever in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1994-1999 Clinical profile and outcome of hospitalized patients during first outbreak of dengue in Makkah, Saudi Arabia Department of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health (MOH) Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Phylogeny of dengue viruses circulating in Jeddah Reconstructing historical changes in the force of infection of dengue fever in Singapore: Implications for surveillance and control Dengue fever Clinical features of 567 consecutive patients admitted to a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia Characteristics of dengue fever in a large public hospital Factors associated with the spread of dengue fever in Jeddah Governorate, Saudi Arabia. According to a March 3 statement, another patient, a 74-year-old man from Najran located in southern Saudi Arabia, was reported. keywords: animals; camels; cases; control; countries; cov; data; disease; fever; health; human; infection; influenza; influenza virus; jeddah; mers; pathogens; patients; rabies; saudi arabia; studies; study; virus; viruses; zoonotic cache: cord-255339-oudj079q.txt plain text: cord-255339-oudj079q.txt item: #8 of 52 id: cord-256589-45g5cvwt author: Al-Khani, A. M. title: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic course in Saudi Arabia: A dynamic epidemiological model date: 2020-06-02 words: 3083 flesch: 52 summary: We name our prediction model KSA-CoV-19, and with it, aim to find the following: 1) the anticipated epidemic curve of SARS-CoV-2 in Saudi Arabia, 2) the peak, the end, and the number of COVID-19 cases associated with the curve, and 3) the timing of upcoming Hajj 2020 (July 28 th -August 2 nd ) in relation to the anticipated epidemic curve. Infectious disease prediction models are tools that use available data about the status and progress of an infectious outbreak to predict its future course (17) . keywords: arabia; cases; license; medrxiv; model; preprint; saudi cache: cord-256589-45g5cvwt.txt plain text: cord-256589-45g5cvwt.txt item: #9 of 52 id: cord-261421-k1s5iy3u author: Khalafalla, Abdelmalik I. title: MERS-CoV in Upper Respiratory Tract and Lungs of Dromedary Camels, Saudi Arabia, 2013–2014 date: 2015-07-17 words: 3267 flesch: 42 summary: Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia Clinical features and virological analysis of a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in bats, Saudi Arabia Recovery from severe novel coronavirus infection Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia seroprevalence in domestic livestock in Saudi Arabia Seroepidemiology for MERS coronavirus using microneutralisation and pseudoparticle virus neutralization assays reveal a high prevalence of antibody in dromedary camels in Egypt Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) serology in major livestock species in an affected region in Jordan Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) RNA and neutralising antibodies in milk collected according to local customs from dromedary camels Geographic distribution of MERS coronavirus among dromedary camels Antibodies against MERS coronavirus in dromedary camels Seroepidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in Saudi Arabia (1993) and Australia (2014) and characterization of assay specificity Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in dromedary camels: an outbreak investigation Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels Human infection with MERS coronavirus after exposure to infected camels, Saudi Arabia MERS coronavirus in dromedary camel herd, Saudi Arabia MERS coronaviruses in dromedary camels A pancoronavirus RT-PCR assay for detection of all known coronaviruses Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay panel for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Detection of a novel human coronavirus by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction Structure of MERS-CoV spike receptor-binding domain complexed with human receptor DPP4 Prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels in Abu Dhabi Emirate Replication and shedding of MERS-CoV in upper respiratory tract of inoculated dromedary camels MERS-CoV study group. To assess the temporal dynamics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in dromedary camels, specimens were collected at 1–2 month intervals from 2 independent groups of animals during April 2013–May 2014 in Al-Ahsa Province, Saudi Arabia, and tested for MERS-CoV RNA by reverse transcription PCR. keywords: arabia; camels; coronavirus; cov; east; mers; saudi cache: cord-261421-k1s5iy3u.txt plain text: cord-261421-k1s5iy3u.txt item: #10 of 52 id: cord-261524-nqukwoqz author: Al-Mohaithef, Mohammed title: Evaluation of Public Health Education and Workforce Needs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia date: 2020-03-17 words: 5125 flesch: 43 summary: The qualitative data obtained in first phase from the administrative head of public health organizations, showed that the employees presently possess an associate degree or bachelor degree in disciplines not related to public health (Table 5) . The second phase was performed in September 2017 and June 2018 after starting an undergraduate course in public health at the university. keywords: education; health; need; organizations; programs; public; saudi; specialty; students; workforce cache: cord-261524-nqukwoqz.txt plain text: cord-261524-nqukwoqz.txt item: #11 of 52 id: cord-263016-28znb322 author: Omrani, A.S. title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): what lessons can we learn? date: 2015-08-22 words: 4493 flesch: 41 summary: What travel health advice should be given to Hajj pilgrims Preventive measures against MERS-CoV for Hajj pilgrims The Hajj pilgrimage and surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pilgrims from African countries Potential for the international spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome in association with mass gatherings in Saudi Arabia Lack of nasal carriage of novel corona virus (HCoV-EMC) in French Hajj pilgrims returning from the Hajj 2012, despite a high rate of respiratory symptoms Lack of MERS coronavirus but prevalence of influenza virus in French pilgrims after Prevalence of MERS-CoV nasal carriage and compliance with the Saudi health recommendations among pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj From the Hajj: it's the flu, idiot High prevalence of common respiratory viruses and no evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Hajj pilgrims returning to Ghana Circulation of respiratory viruses among pilgrims during the 2012 Hajj pilgrimage Saudi Arabia, South Korea Preliminary epidemiological assessment of MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea Lessons to learn from MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea Spread of MERS to South Korea and China List of hospitals with known MERS exposure Preliminary data from sequencing of viruses in the Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China. Archive Number Severe respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus First cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) investigations and implications for the prevention of human-to-human transmission A case of imported Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection and public health response Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections in two returning travellers in the Netherlands Lack of transmission among close contacts of patient with case of Middle East respiratory syndrome imported into the United States Spread, circulation, and evolution of the Middle East keywords: camels; coronavirus; cov; east; human; infection; mers; middle; saudi; syndrome cache: cord-263016-28znb322.txt plain text: cord-263016-28znb322.txt item: #12 of 52 id: cord-264378-69mf7wi7 author: Alghamdi, Saleh title: Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in three Saudi hospitals: Evidence from a qualitative study date: 2019-02-20 words: 4476 flesch: 29 summary: Healthcare professionals involved in delivering antimicrobial stewardship are working in silos (T4 Q1-3), reflecting a disintegrated structure that hinders effective teamworking of antimicrobial stewardship teams. This study explored antimicrobial stewardship programme (ASP) team members’ perspectives regarding factors influencing the adoption and implementation of these programmes in Saudi hospitals. keywords: adoption; asp; asps; hospitals; implementation; lack; moh; saudi; stewardship cache: cord-264378-69mf7wi7.txt plain text: cord-264378-69mf7wi7.txt item: #13 of 52 id: cord-265363-xw56intn author: Gautret, P. title: Incidence of Hajj-associated febrile cough episodes among French pilgrims: a prospective cohort study on the influence of statin use and risk factors date: 2014-12-12 words: 3115 flesch: 42 summary: [15] , suggest that Hajj travellers departing from Marseille represent a category of travellers particularly at risk for travel-related diseases and that their socio-economic conditions should be considered during the pre-travel visit regarding cost-effective vaccines. Cough was defined as occurrence of cough with or without sputum in an individual without chronic cough and subjective aggravation of cough in individuals suffering from chronic respiratory diseases. keywords: cough; hajj; influenza; pilgrims; statin; study; travellers cache: cord-265363-xw56intn.txt plain text: cord-265363-xw56intn.txt item: #14 of 52 id: cord-265964-cnp5bwet author: Tumala, Regie B. title: Assessment of nursing students perceptions of their training hospital's infection prevention climate: A multi-university study in Saudi Arabia date: 2019-10-31 words: 4732 flesch: 39 summary: Cruz (2018) suggested that infection prevention climate is commonly understood by health care professionals pertaining to infection prevention in clinical practice. Respondents who participated in seminars on infection prevention in the last six months had better perceptions of infection prevention climate in their training hospitals than those who did not. keywords: climate; infection; nursing; prevention; students; study; training cache: cord-265964-cnp5bwet.txt plain text: cord-265964-cnp5bwet.txt item: #15 of 52 id: cord-266441-sd117tzs author: Almutrafi, Amna title: The Epidemiology of Primary Central Nervous System Tumors at the National Neurologic Institute in Saudi Arabia: A Ten-Year Single-Institution Study date: 2020-02-15 words: 2592 flesch: 47 summary: Inclusion criteria included a histopathologic diagnosis of primary brain tumor of any age and sex, availability of clinical data, and histologic slides for confirmation of diagnosis. Several studies reported the frontal lobe to be the most common site for primary brain tumors in adults [9, 11] . keywords: arabia; brain; cancer; cns; saudi; tumors cache: cord-266441-sd117tzs.txt plain text: cord-266441-sd117tzs.txt item: #16 of 52 id: cord-267090-jc1k3fki author: Gardner, Emma G. title: A case-crossover analysis of the impact of weather on primary cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome date: 2019-02-04 words: 4365 flesch: 45 summary: A case-crossover design was used to identify associations between primary MERS cases and preceding weather conditions within the 2-week incubation period in Saudi Arabia using univariable conditional logistic regression. A case-crossover design was used to explore the associations between primary MERS cases and preceding meteorological conditions [17, 26] . keywords: cases; cov; days; mers; odds; transmission; visibility; weather; wind cache: cord-267090-jc1k3fki.txt plain text: cord-267090-jc1k3fki.txt item: #17 of 52 id: cord-268779-qbn3i2nq author: Alrasheed, Hend title: COVID-19 Spread in Saudi Arabia: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis date: 2020-10-23 words: 10880 flesch: 48 summary: However, unlike other contact network generation models, we did not assume any network properties in advance [64, [70] Data Brief 2020, 105340 Modified SEIR and AI prediction of the epidemics trend of COVID-19 in China under public health interventions A conceptual model for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China with individual reaction and governmental action Estimation of the transmission risk of the 2019-nCoV and its implication for public health interventions Analysis and forecast of COVID-19 spreading in China, Italy and France Transmission dynamics of the COVID19 outbreak and effectiveness of government interventions: A data-driven analysis Interrupting COVID-19 transmission by implementing enhanced traffic control bundling: Implications for global prevention and control efforts Feasibility of controlling COVID-19 outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts Modeling the epidemic dynamics and control of COVID-19 outbreak in China Effect of delay in diagnosis on transmission of COVID-19 Outbreak dynamics of COVID-19 in China and the United States Using the contact network model and Metropolis-Hastings sampling to reconstruct the COVID-19 spread on the Diamond Princess Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand A contribution to the mathematical theory of epidemics Infectious Diseases of Humans: Dynamics and Control Complex Social Networks are Missing in the Dominant COVID-19 Epidemic Models Networks and epidemic models Networks and the epidemiology of infectious disease Epidemic spread in networks: Existing methods and current challenges Predicting the Epidemiological Outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Saudi Arabia Epidemiological Modeling of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: Spread Projection, Awareness, and Impact of Treatment Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A predictive model COVID-19 Outcomes in Saudi Arabia and the UK: A Tale of Two Kingdoms keywords: contact; control; covid-19; epidemic; measures; model; network; population; saudi; saudi arabia; social cache: cord-268779-qbn3i2nq.txt plain text: cord-268779-qbn3i2nq.txt item: #18 of 52 id: cord-271681-jmoyy8rb author: Assiri, Abdullah M. title: Epidemiology of a Novel Recombinant Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Humans in Saudi Arabia date: 2016-06-14 words: 4376 flesch: 40 summary: Specimens and Molecular Testing at the MoH Respiratory specimens, including nasopharyngeal and oral pharyngeal swabs, both separate and combined, nasopharyngeal and tracheal aspirates, and sputa collected from suspected MERS cases were tested at MOH laboratories by upE and ORF1a rRT-PCR assays key: cord-271681-jmoyy8rb authors: Assiri, Abdullah M.; Midgley, Claire M.; Abedi, Glen R.; Saeed, Abdulaziz Bin; Almasri, Malak M.; Lu, Xiaoyan; Al-Abdely, Hail M.; Abdalla, Osman; Mohammed, Mutaz; Algarni, Homoud S.; Alhakeem, Raafat F.; Sakthivel, Senthilkumar K.; Nooh, Randa; Alshayab, Zainab; Alessa, Mohammad; Srinivasamoorthy, Ganesh; AlQahtani, Saeed Yahya; Kheyami, Ali; HajOmar, Waleed Husein; Banaser, Talib M.; Esmaeel, Ahmad; Hall, Aron J.; Curns, Aaron T.; Tamin, Azaibi; Alsharef, Ali Abraheem; Erdman, Dean; Watson, John T.; Gerber, Susan I. title: Epidemiology of a Novel Recombinant Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Humans in Saudi Arabia date: 2016-06-14 journal: Journal of Infectious Diseases DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw236 sha: doc_id: 271681 cord_uid: jmoyy8rb BACKGROUND: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes severe respiratory illness in humans. keywords: arabia; cases; coronavirus; cov; east; mers; middle; nrc-2015; recombination; saudi; syndrome cache: cord-271681-jmoyy8rb.txt plain text: cord-271681-jmoyy8rb.txt item: #19 of 52 id: cord-281068-bigb9890 author: Alumran, Arwa title: Role of Precautionary Measures in Containing the Natural Course of Novel Coronavirus Disease date: 2020-07-16 words: 2532 flesch: 47 summary: The number of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia was expected to reach 258,283 cases by May 1, 2020 (ie, within 2 months of the onset of outbreak in Saudi Arabia) if precautionary measures had not been implemented in the country. The preventive measures massively impacted the reduction of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia from the expected number of 437,097 accumulated cases by May 4, 2020, to the observed number of 28,656 accumulated cases. keywords: cases; covid-19; measures; number; saudi cache: cord-281068-bigb9890.txt plain text: cord-281068-bigb9890.txt item: #20 of 52 id: cord-283514-7rjo9k4d author: Šagát, Peter title: Impact of COVID-19Quarantine on Low Back Pain Intensity, Prevalence, and Associated Risk Factors among Adult Citizens Residing in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): A Cross-Sectional Study date: 2020-10-06 words: 6467 flesch: 49 summary: The Official Saudi Press Agency Sample size determination in the Mann-Whitney test Low Back Pain in Population of Arar City, Northern Saudi Arabia: An Epidemiological Study Population of Cities in Saudi Arabia The rising prevalence of chronic low back pain How common is back pain in Al-Qaseem region Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among faculty members of college of The Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Neck, Shoulder, and Low-Back Pains among Medical Students at University Hospitals in Central Saudi Arabia Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders among Taxi Industry Workers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Prevalence of low back pain among health sciences students Work-related risk factors and the prevalence of low back pain among low wage workers: Results from a cross-sectional study Musculoskeletal symptoms among radiologists in Saudi Arabia: A multi-center cross-sectional study Prevalence of low back pain, seeking medical care, and lost time due to low back pain among manual material handling workers in the United States The association between physical activity and low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Neuromuscular exercise reduces low back pain intensity and improves physical functioning in nursing duties among female healthcare workers Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial Lumbar posture and muscular activity while sitting during office work Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDS) among primary school female teachers in Terengganu Associations between Obesity and Spinal Diseases: A Medical Expenditure Panel Study Analysis Identification of population groups at very high risk for frequent perception of stress in slovenia Assessment of relationship between Vitamin D deficiency and pain severity in patients with low back pain: A retrospective, observational study Effects of Small-Sided Recreational Volleyball on Health Markers and Physical Fitness in Middle-Aged Men Kinesiologist-guided functional exercise in addition to intradialytic cycling program in end-stage kidney disease patients: A randomised controlled trial Painful memories: Reliability of pain intensity recall at 3 months in senior patients Accuracy of recall of usual pain intensity in back pain patients Correlations between back pain intensity and personal and environmental factors. keywords: factors; intensity; lbp; lbp intensity; pain; prevalence; quarantine; saudi; week cache: cord-283514-7rjo9k4d.txt plain text: cord-283514-7rjo9k4d.txt item: #21 of 52 id: cord-288409-idq780jb author: Alsahafi, Abdullah J. title: Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours of Healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to MERS Coronavirus and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases date: 2016-12-06 words: 2620 flesch: 44 summary: Objectives: The aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, infection control practices and educational needs of HCWs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to MERS coronavirus and other emerging infectious diseases. The risk of importation of other emerging infectious diseases, particularly with large population movements during the Hajj and Umrah is also significant. keywords: cov; diseases; hcws; infection; mers cache: cord-288409-idq780jb.txt plain text: cord-288409-idq780jb.txt item: #22 of 52 id: cord-289921-2x6011gr author: Aldarhami, Abdu title: Public Perceptions and Commitment to Social Distancing “Staying-at-Home” During COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey in Saudi Arabia date: 2020-09-22 words: 4092 flesch: 46 summary: Notably, residents of the northern and southern parts of KSA presented a lower engagement with social distancing, which could be attributed to the delayed appearance of COVID-19 cases in those regions. Social distancing measures, such as stay-at-home, are currently implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, including Saudi Arabia. keywords: awareness; covid-19; distancing; home; participants; saudi; study cache: cord-289921-2x6011gr.txt plain text: cord-289921-2x6011gr.txt item: #23 of 52 id: cord-291821-ovfqfurf author: Memish, Ziad A title: Emergence of medicine for mass gatherings: lessons from the Hajj date: 2011-12-19 words: 6622 flesch: 54 summary: The ruling empires focused on health issues and justifi ed inspections of Hajj sites for compliance with contemporary public health directives, often focusing on quarantine as a means of protection at a time when many international arrivals, including maritime travellers, were reaching Mecca. Pilgrims who are not well are provided transport by the Ministry of Health ambulance to Hajj sites as needed so they can complete their pilgrimage. keywords: arabia; cholera; disease; hajj; health; international; mecca; medicine; mgs; people; pilgrimage; pilgrims; saudi; security; time; travel; world cache: cord-291821-ovfqfurf.txt plain text: cord-291821-ovfqfurf.txt item: #24 of 52 id: cord-299519-hfgmmuy6 author: Alenazi, Thamer H. title: Severe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Pneumonia date: 2019-10-26 words: 5553 flesch: 41 summary: Post-mortem autopsies were rarely performed on MERS patients due to cultural reasons in the Arabian Peninsula. A study that compared 330 critically ill MERS-CoV infected patients with 220 critically ill patients with non-MERS severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) found that MERS patients were younger than non-MERS SARI patients (median [Q1, Q3] 58 keywords: cases; coronavirus; cov; east; infection; mers; middle; patients; study; syndrome cache: cord-299519-hfgmmuy6.txt plain text: cord-299519-hfgmmuy6.txt item: #25 of 52 id: cord-301103-idu4j78a author: Sohrab, Sayed S. title: Genetic diversity of MERS-CoV spike protein gene in Saudi Arabia date: 2019-12-09 words: 4265 flesch: 48 summary: The phylogenetic analysis with Spike protein gene sequences (Nucleotide and Amino acid) of selected MERS-CoV sequences deposited in GenBank was performed. Although, significant information related to MERS-CoV disease, spread, infection, epidemiology, clinical features have been published, A little information is available on the sequence diversity of Spike protein gene. keywords: camel; cov; gene; human; mers; protein; saudi; sequences; spike cache: cord-301103-idu4j78a.txt plain text: cord-301103-idu4j78a.txt item: #26 of 52 id: cord-302384-gljfslhs author: Al-Hanawi, Mohammed K. title: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among the Public in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study date: 2020-05-27 words: 4546 flesch: 49 summary: For example, COVID-19 knowledge may increase significantly if health education programs are specifically targeted at men. For example, COVID-19 knowledge may increase significantly, if health education programs are specifically targeted at men. keywords: attitudes; covid-19; knowledge; practices; public; respondents; saudi; study cache: cord-302384-gljfslhs.txt plain text: cord-302384-gljfslhs.txt item: #27 of 52 id: cord-302863-9e5ajbgq author: Alhabdan, Yazeed Abdullah title: Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children: a population-based cross-sectional study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia date: 2018-11-30 words: 6266 flesch: 43 summary: A recent meta-analysis of various dental caries studies in different regions of Saudi Arabia determined the prevalence to be 80% key: cord-302863-9e5ajbgq authors: Alhabdan, Yazeed Abdullah; Albeshr, Abdulhameed Ghassan; Yenugadhati, Nagarajkumar; Jradi, Hoda title: Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children: a population-based cross-sectional study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia date: 2018-11-30 journal: Environ Health Prev Med DOI: 10.1186/s12199-018-0750-z sha: doc_id: 302863 cord_uid: 9e5ajbgq BACKGROUND: keywords: arabia; caries; children; dental; factors; feeding; health; oral; practices; saudi; study cache: cord-302863-9e5ajbgq.txt plain text: cord-302863-9e5ajbgq.txt item: #28 of 52 id: cord-309081-v098m4dc author: Bin Saeed, Abdulaziz A. title: Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, April 2015–February 2016 date: 2017-04-17 words: 1519 flesch: 44 summary: To determine the extent of MERS surveillance in Saudi Arabia, we reviewed electronic surveillance data collected during April 1, 2015-February 1, 2016, to describe trends in surveillance for MERS and to compare demographic and clinical features among persons tested. WHO statement on the tenth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committie regarding MERS Case definition and management of patients with MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Scientific Advisory Board. keywords: case; cov; mers; persons cache: cord-309081-v098m4dc.txt plain text: cord-309081-v098m4dc.txt item: #29 of 52 id: cord-311654-ixn65hxb author: Zumla, Alimuddin title: COVID-19 and the scaled-down 2020 Hajj Pilgrimage - Decisive, logical and prudent decision making by Saudi authorities overcomes pre-Hajj public health concerns date: 2020-08-08 words: 1419 flesch: 33 summary: WHO with global MG partners, developed comprehensive key recommendations for COVID-19, and since end of February, 2020, there was a stepwise increase in cancellation, temporary suspension or postponement of international and national religious, sporting, musical, and other MGs, as countries worldwide took public health and other measures (WHO, 2020b; McCloskey et al, 2020; Petersen, McCloskey et al, 2020) . In early June 2020, after careful consideration, the Saudi government took decisive, logical, logistical and prudent decisions (Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, 2020) to overcome these pre-Hajj nightmares of public health, political, economic and religious concerns. keywords: hajj; health; public; saudi cache: cord-311654-ixn65hxb.txt plain text: cord-311654-ixn65hxb.txt item: #30 of 52 id: cord-312904-875s0md1 author: Badreldin, Hisham A. title: Pharmacists Roles and Responsibilities During Epidemics and Pandemics in Saudi Arabia: An Opinion Paper from the Saudi Society of Clinical Pharmacy date: 2020-07-07 words: 1890 flesch: 39 summary: Recommendation 7: Community pharmacists should be trained to screen pharmacy customers for signs and symptoms of infections such as COVID-19 and provide the most appropriate action plan in suspicious cases as per the Saudi CDC guidance. Impact on patient care and mitigation strategies COVID-19 in the Shadows of MERS-CoV in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic Adherence to clinical practice guidelines for 7 chronic conditions in long-term-care patients who received pharmacist disease management services versus traditional drug regimen review The Importance and Impact of Evidence Based medicine Enhancing pharmacists' role in developing countries to overcome the challenge of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review keywords: healthcare; pharmacists; pharmacy; recommendations; saudi cache: cord-312904-875s0md1.txt plain text: cord-312904-875s0md1.txt item: #31 of 52 id: cord-314357-u1m7yr8f author: Elrggal, Mahmoud E. title: Evaluation of preparedness of healthcare student volunteers against Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study date: 2018-04-14 words: 2786 flesch: 47 summary: These findings have put Saudi Arabia at the epicenter of deadly outbreaks of MERS-CoV. The transmission of MERS-CoV through person-to-person contact has been confirmed as one of the multiple routes of transmission of MERS outbreaks in Saudi Arabia (Assiri et al. 2013; Memish et al. 2013a, b) . For example, the hospitalbased emergence of MERS during spring 2013 in Al-Ahsa (eastern province of Saudi Arabia) was the result of humanto-human transmission with the spread largely suspected to occur through large droplets and contact (Assiri et al. 2013) . keywords: arabia; mers; saudi; students; study cache: cord-314357-u1m7yr8f.txt plain text: cord-314357-u1m7yr8f.txt item: #32 of 52 id: cord-316566-5iqtj3db author: Elachola, Habida title: Oil prices, climate change—health challenges in Saudi Arabia date: 2016-01-27 words: 1733 flesch: 45 summary: Saudi nationals (and pilgrims coming to Mecca for the Hajj) are entitled to free health care and the government accounted for 66% of health care spending in 2012 (about 5% of GDP). key: cord-316566-5iqtj3db authors: Elachola, Habida; Memish, Ziad A title: Oil prices, climate change—health challenges in Saudi Arabia date: 2016-01-27 journal: Lancet DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)00203-8 sha: doc_id: 316566 cord_uid: 5iqtj3db nan foods, such as sugar-sweetened beverages and energydense, nutrient-poor foods, in the school environment; informed nutrition education as part of the core curriculum; and ensuring levels of physical activity for all children according to WHO recommendations. keywords: arabia; care; ects; eff; health; saudi cache: cord-316566-5iqtj3db.txt plain text: cord-316566-5iqtj3db.txt item: #33 of 52 id: cord-318410-fznw4bbq author: Alhazmi, Amani title: Knowledge, attitudes and practices among people in Saudi Arabia regarding COVID-19: A cross-sectional study date: 2020-09-18 words: 4288 flesch: 44 summary: 13, 14 Therefore, this study aims to obtain useful information about knowledge levels, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 in the general population. For statistical testing, the frequency and percentage were applied while a t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to test for statistical significance, and the percentage was used to test for statistical significance between study variables; p>0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. keywords: arabia; attitude; covid-19; knowledge; participants; practices; saudi; study cache: cord-318410-fznw4bbq.txt plain text: cord-318410-fznw4bbq.txt item: #34 of 52 id: cord-318787-z6q11loy author: Ahmad, Naim title: COVID-19 Modeling in Saudi Arabia Using the Modified Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) Model date: 2020-09-14 words: 3131 flesch: 49 summary: The Levene test (statistic=0.0229, p-value=0.8798) shows that there is no significant difference between model values and reported values. As the Levene test (statistic=0.0308, p-value=0.8608) confirms that there is no significant difference between model values and reported values. keywords: cases; covid-19; model; pandemic; values cache: cord-318787-z6q11loy.txt plain text: cord-318787-z6q11loy.txt item: #35 of 52 id: cord-319113-844o9nr2 author: AL-Rasheedi, Mabrouk title: Public and healthcare providers awareness of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia date: 2020-09-10 words: 3574 flesch: 48 summary: The questionnaire was used to gather participants demographics and public participants awareness as well as healthcare providers awareness of the pandemic. Results showed that there were significant differences of awareness levels among different groups of age and sex in response to the identification of COVID-19 treatment. keywords: awareness; covid-19; disease; groups; participants; saudi; study cache: cord-319113-844o9nr2.txt plain text: cord-319113-844o9nr2.txt item: #36 of 52 id: cord-319358-1bqzf7zw author: Cheema, Ejaz title: Assessing the impact of structured education on the knowledge of hospital pharmacists about adverse drug reactions and reporting methods in Saudi Arabia: an open-label randomised controlled trial date: 2019-03-27 words: 2639 flesch: 45 summary: With regards to the awareness about methods of ADR reporting (section 3 of the questionnaire in supplementary material), a significant improvement was reported in the awareness of intervention participants from 13.6% at baseline to 61.1% at the follow-up (95% CI 18.0-68.4; p = 0.0018) as comparted with control participants who only reported a non-significant improvement from 20.8% at baseline to 25% at follow-up (95% CI −20.3 to 31.2; p = 0.75). Awareness of control participants about ADR reporting methods remained largely unchanged between baseline and follow-up assessments of the study. keywords: adrs; knowledge; participants; reporting; study cache: cord-319358-1bqzf7zw.txt plain text: cord-319358-1bqzf7zw.txt item: #37 of 52 id: cord-320928-flsaa1wx author: Aldohyan, Meshal title: The perceived effectiveness of MERS-CoV educational programs and knowledge transfer among primary healthcare workers: a cross-sectional survey date: 2019-03-21 words: 5010 flesch: 44 summary: Mayo Clinic Implementing knowledge management practices in hospital-in-the-home units The role of advanced practice nurses in knowledge brokering as a means of promoting evidence-based practice among clinical nurses Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward MERS-CoV among primary health-care workers in Makkah Al-Mukarramah: an intervention study Knowledge and perception of health practitioners towards MERS-CoV in hail region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Knowledge and attitude towards the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus among healthcare personnel in the southern region of Saudi Arabia Knowledge, attitudes and Behaviours of healthcare Workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to MERS coronavirus and other emerging infectious diseases Sense making and knowledge transfer: capturing the knowledge and wisdom of nursing leaders Nurses' participation in personal knowledge transfer: the role of leader-member exchange (LMX) and structural empowerment Knowledge communication: a key to successful crisis management L'accréditation, source de connaissance et d'enrichissement Using interactive workshops to prompt knowledge exchange: a realist evaluation of a knowledge to action initiative Culture as an issue in knowledge sharing: a means of competitive advantage academic conferences limited Understanding change and change management processes: a case study An educational programme for nursing college staff and students during a MERS-coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia Questionnaire-based analysis of infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities in Saudi Arabia in regards to Middle East respiratory syndrome Middle East respiratory syndrome-related knowledge, preventive behaviours and risk perception among nursing students during outbreak Intra-firm knowledge transfer-a qualitative case study of knowledge transfer and its implications in a soft service firm Knowledge management practices in healthcare settings: a systematic review The importance of knowledge transfer between specialist and generic services in improving health care: a cross-national study of dementia care in England and the Netherlands Diffusion of Innovations Impaired memory retrieval correlates with individual differences in cortisol response but not autonomic response Expatriate knowledge transfer, subsidiary absorptive capacity, and subsidiary performance key: cord-320928-flsaa1wx authors: Aldohyan, Meshal; Al-Rawashdeh, Nedal; Sakr, Farouk M.; Rahman, Saeed; Alfarhan, Ali I.; Salam, Mahmoud title: The perceived effectiveness of MERS-CoV educational programs and knowledge transfer among primary healthcare workers: a cross-sectional survey date: 2019-03-21 journal: BMC Infect Dis DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3898-2 sha: doc_id: 320928 cord_uid: flsaa1wx BACKGROUND: Knowledge transfer of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) involves the dissemination of created/acquired information on MERS-CoV in hospitals, making this information accessible to all healthcare workers (HCWs). keywords: arabia; cov; hcws; knowledge; mers; perception; programs; saudi; study; transfer cache: cord-320928-flsaa1wx.txt plain text: cord-320928-flsaa1wx.txt item: #38 of 52 id: cord-323898-054gv684 author: Khan, Anas A. title: Survival and Estimation of Direct Medical Costs of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Short Title: COVID-19 Survival and Cost in Saudi Arabia) date: 2020-10-13 words: 3351 flesch: 51 summary: Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes among 5700 Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Survival analysis of hospital length of stay of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia patients in Sichuan, China Predictors of mortality for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2: A prospective cohort study Predictors of mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis Prevalence and risk factors of mortality among hospitalized patients with COVID-19: This higher risk of mortality among ICU patients aligns with the findings of research studies among hospitalized COVID-19 patients [23] . keywords: cost; covid-19; icu; mortality; patients; saudi; survival cache: cord-323898-054gv684.txt plain text: cord-323898-054gv684.txt item: #39 of 52 id: cord-326632-botshfa1 author: Abolfotouh, Mostafa A. title: Perception and attitude of healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia with regard to Covid-19 pandemic and potential associated predictors date: 2020-09-29 words: 4136 flesch: 49 summary: Multiple regression analysis was used to identify predictors of high concern scores. Predictors of high concern scores were; HCWs of Saudi nationality (p < 0.001), younger age (p = 0.003), undergraduate education (p = 0.044), living with others (p = 0.003) working in the western region (p = 0.003) and direct contact with patients (p = 0.018). keywords: concern; covid-19; hcws; high; saudi; score; study cache: cord-326632-botshfa1.txt plain text: cord-326632-botshfa1.txt item: #40 of 52 id: cord-329275-cd71wttk author: Benkouiten, Samir title: Respiratory Viruses and Bacteria among Pilgrims during the 2013 Hajj date: 2014-11-17 words: 3571 flesch: 40 summary: The prevalence of S. pneumoniae in post-Hajj specimens was significantly lower in persons who reported using hand sanitizer during their stay in Saudi Arabia than in remaining participants (55.2% vs. 76.2%; p = 0.021) (odds ratio 0.39, 95% CI 0.17-0.88) and slightly lower in persons who reported more frequent handwashing than usual during their stay in Saudi Arabia than in persons who reported usual handwashing (54.7% vs. 69.2%; p = 0.08). Overall, 21.5% and 38.8% of pre-Hajj and post-Hajj specimens, respectively, were positive for ≥1 virus (p = 0.003). keywords: arabia; hajj; participants; pilgrims; respiratory; saudi; specimens cache: cord-329275-cd71wttk.txt plain text: cord-329275-cd71wttk.txt item: #41 of 52 id: cord-331129-vwavivmo author: Mohsen Alsufyani, Abdulaziz title: Linking the Saudi Arabian 2030 Vision with Nursing Transformation in Saudi Arabia: Roadmap for Nursing Policies and Strategies date: 2020-10-14 words: 3466 flesch: 39 summary: In this context, nursing policies and strategies must be continuously monitored for ensuring its consistency with nursing transformation. As a nursing educator and counterpart to Florence Nightingale, she offered nursing care to injured soldiers in primitive tribes throughout the initial Islamic period. keywords: arabia; care; health; nurses; nursing; policy; practice; saudi cache: cord-331129-vwavivmo.txt plain text: cord-331129-vwavivmo.txt item: #42 of 52 id: cord-331228-wbd0s4fo author: Shehata, Mahmoud M. title: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: a comprehensive review date: 2016-01-20 words: 7527 flesch: 43 summary: respiratory syndrome coronavirus Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein delivered by modified vaccinia virus Ankara efficiently induces virus-neutralizing antibodies Protective efficacy of recombinant Modified Vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) delivering Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus spike glycoprotein Evaluation of candidate vaccine approaches for MERS-CoV Passive immunotherapy with dromedary immune serum in an experimental animal model for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection Prophylactic and postexposure efficacy of a potent human monoclonal antibody against MERS coronavirus Inhibition of novel β coronavirus replication by a combination of interferon-α2b and ribavirin Cyclophilins as modulators of viral replication Broad-spectrum antivirals for the emerging Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Treatment with interferon-α2b and ribavirin improves outcome in MERS-CoV-infected rhesus macaques Ribavirin and interferon therapy in patients infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: an observational study Ribavirin and interferon α-2a for severe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a retrospective cohort study Cell host response to infection with novel human coronavirus EMC predicts potential antivirals and important differences with SARS coronavirus Antiviral potential of ERK/MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling modulation for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection as identified by temporal kinome analysis Testing of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus replication inhibitors for the ability to block viral entry Screening of an FDA-approved compound library identifies four small-molecule inhibitors of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus replication in cell culture Interferon-β and mycophenolic acid are potent inhibitors of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in cell-based assays Treatment with lopinavir/ritonavir or interferon-β1b improves outcome of MERS-CoV infection in a nonhuman primate model of common marmoset Prediction and biochemical analysis of putative cleavage sites of the 3C-like protease of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Assessing activity and inhibition of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus papain-like and 3C-like proteases using luciferase-based biosensors Evaluation of SSYA10-001 as a replication inhibitor of severe acute respiratory syndrome, mouse hepatitis, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses Thiopurine analogs and mycophenolic acid synergistically inhibit the papain-like protease of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus The newly emerged SARS-like coronavirus HCoV-EMC also has an Achilles' heel: current effective inhibitor targeting a 3C-like protease Inhibition of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection by anti-CD26 monoclonal antibody Mahmoud M. Shehata, Mokhtar R. Gomaa, Mohamed A. Ali, and Ghazi Kayali declare that they have no conflict of interest. respiratory syndrome coronavirus The spike protein of the emerging betacoronavirus EMC uses a novel coronavirus receptor for entry, can be activated by TMPRSS2, and is targeted by neutralizing antibodies Inhibition of proprotein convertases abrogates processing of the middle eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus spike protein in infected cells but does not reduce viral infectivity Role of the spike glycoprotein of human Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in virus entry and syncytia formation Host cell entry of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus after two-step, furin-mediated activation of the spike protein Furin at the cutting edge: from protein traffic to embryogenesis and disease MERS-coronavirus replication induces severe in vitro cytopathology and is strongly inhibited by cyclosporin A or interferon-α treatment Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV): challenges in identifying its source and controlling its spread Crystal structure of the papain-like protease of MERS coronavirus reveals unusual, potentially druggable active-site features Characterization of the coronavirus M protein and nucleocapsid interaction in infected cells SARS-beginning to understand a new virus Wildtype and innate immune-deficient mice are not susceptible to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Rapid generation of a mouse model for Middle East respiratory syndrome Generation of a transgenic mouse model of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection and disease Pre-and postexposure efficacy of fully human antibodies against Spike protein in a novel humanized mouse model of MERS-CoV infection Pneumonia from human coronavirus in a macaque model Host species restriction of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus through its receptor, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes transient lower respiratory tract infection in rhesus macaques An animal model of MERS produced by infection of rhesus macaques with MERS coronavirus Infection with MERS-CoV causes lethal pneumonia in the common marmoset The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) does not replicate in Syrian hamsters Asymptomatic Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in rabbits Novel coronavirus-Saudi Arabia: human isolate. keywords: antibodies; arabia; camels; cases; cell; coronavirus; cov; east; human; infection; mers; middle; middle east; protein; saudi; syndrome; syndrome coronavirus cache: cord-331228-wbd0s4fo.txt plain text: cord-331228-wbd0s4fo.txt item: #43 of 52 id: cord-337060-jkzbyqtm author: Alqurshi, Abdulmalik title: Investigating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on pharmaceutical education in Saudi Arabia – A call for a remote teaching contingency strategy date: 2020-08-03 words: 6571 flesch: 39 summary: To avoid participations from academics in all areas, the questionnaire was adapted with an opening filtering question considering only faculty members that have participated in teaching and assessing pharmacy students, in Saudi Arabian institutions, during the lockdown. The teacher-targeted questionnaire was directed to pharmacy program managerial teams for distribution amongst faculty members, whilst the student-targeted questionnaire was directed to student group leaders to distribute amongst pharmacy students from all program years. keywords: alternative; assessment; education; fig; learning; lockdown; methods; pharmacy; saudi; student; teachers; teaching cache: cord-337060-jkzbyqtm.txt plain text: cord-337060-jkzbyqtm.txt item: #44 of 52 id: cord-340104-6n0sn5lk author: Fagbo, Shamsudeen F. title: Acute viral respiratory infections among children in MERS‐endemic Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012–2013 date: 2016-07-29 words: 3332 flesch: 45 summary: Detection of bocavirus in children suffering from acute respiratory tract infections in Saudi Arabia Etiology of respiratory viral infections using rapid virus isolation methods at a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Viral etiology of respiratory infections in children in southwestern Saudi Arabia using multiplex reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction Respiratory viruses in children attending a major referral centre in Saudi Arabia Bronchiolitis in Abha, Southwest Saudi Arabia: Viral etiology and predictors for hospital admission Human metapneumovirus and human coronavirus infection and pathogenicity in Saudi children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness Viruses associated with respiratory tract infections in children attending to the emergency room, king abdulaziz medical city, riyadh, Saudi Arabia Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections among Iranian Hajj pilgrims Nasal swab samples and real-time polymerase chain reaction assays in communitybased, longitudinal studies of respiratory viruses: The importance of sample integrity and quality control Respiratory tract infection during Hajj Epidemiology of 11 respiratory RNA viruses in a cohort of hospitalized children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Microneutralization test for respiratory syncytial virus based on an enzyme immunoassay Influenza a common viral infection among Hajj pilgrims: Time for routine surveillance and vaccination Comparison of two commercial molecular assays for simultaneous detection of respiratory viruses in clinical samples using two automatic electrophoresis detection systems Viral agents causing acute lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia Lack of sensitivity of rapid antigen tests for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus transmission in childcare Bacteria and viruses that cause respiratory tract infections during the pilgrimage (Haj) season in Makkah, Saudi Arabia Molecular epidemiology of hospital outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome Diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection: Comparison of reverse transcription-PCR to viral culture and serology in adults with respiratory illness Acute respiratory tract infections: Epidemiological data, guided case management and outcome in a pediatric hospital in Riyadh Immunity to and frequency of reinfection with respiratory syncytial virus Advances in the laboratory diagnosis of viral respiratory disease Epidemiology of respiratory virus infections among infants and young children admitted to hospital in Oman The cost of community-managed viral respiratory illnesses in a cohort of healthy preschool-aged children Community epidemiology of human metapneumovirus, human coronavirus NL63, and other respiratory viruses in healthy preschool-aged children using parent-collected specimens Parent-collected respiratory specimens-A novel method for respiratory virus and vaccine efficacy research Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: Cumulatively, respiratory virus detection was highest in December 2013 and lowest in June 2012 ( Fig. 4A and B) . keywords: children; detection; et al; infections; saudi; studies; viruses cache: cord-340104-6n0sn5lk.txt plain text: cord-340104-6n0sn5lk.txt item: #45 of 52 id: cord-343168-gphud9yx author: Alyami, H. S. title: Depression and anxiety during 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study date: 2020-05-15 words: 3862 flesch: 49 summary: Non-Saudi resident, females, elderly individuals aged 50 years and above and young individuals aged below 29 years, divorced and single, individuals with low education level, university students, and individuals with low income (2000 SR and below) tend to have higher depression median scores compared to others. Non-Saudi residents, females, and individuals with low education levels tend to have higher anxiety median scores compared to others. keywords: anxiety; covid-19; depression; participants; preprint; saudi; study cache: cord-343168-gphud9yx.txt plain text: cord-343168-gphud9yx.txt item: #46 of 52 id: cord-348278-is20odaq author: Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. title: Drivers of MERS-CoV transmission: what do we know? date: 2016-02-29 words: 4629 flesch: 44 summary: An interesting study of one of the largest outbreak in Jeddah Middle eastern respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS CoV): case reports from a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia Epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of 47 cases of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease from Saudi Arabia: a descriptive study •• First study describing the clinical features of MERS cases Clinical aspects and outcomes of 70 patients with middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a single-center experience in Saudi Arabia Middle east respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV): a case-control study of hospitalized patients case control study of hospitalized patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) Molecular epidemiology of hospital outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome Characteristics and outcomes of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus patients admitted to an intensive care unit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection Outcome of critical MERS cases admitted to the intensive care unit Hospital outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus • First description of Hospital Outbreak of MERS cases Ribavirin and interferon alfa-2a for severe middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection: a retrospective cohort study IFN-alpha2a or IFN-beta1a in combination with ribavirin to treat middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus pneumonia: a retrospective study Association of higher MERS-CoV virus load with severe disease and death, Saudi Arabia Real-time characterization of risks of death associated with the middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) in the Republic of Korea Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease in children Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus not detected in children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness in Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in the Republic of Korea Respiratory tract samples, viral load, and genome fraction yield in patients with middle east respiratory syndrome Viral shedding and antibody response in 37 patients with MERS-coronavirus infection Contact investigation of a case of human novel coronavirus infection treated in a German hospital Presence of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study Transmission of MERS-coronavirus in household contacts Occupational exposure to dromedaries and risk for MERS-CoV infection Comparison of serological assays in human middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS)-coronavirus infection Seroepidemiology for MERS coronavirus using microneutralisation and pseudoparticle virus neutralization assays reveal a high prevalence of antibody in dromedary camels in Egypt Seroepidemiology of middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus in Saudi Arabia (1993) and Australia (2014) and characterisation of assay specificity Lack of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus transmission from infected camels Managing MERS-CoV in the healthcare setting Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus in healthcare settings One of the reasons for the delayed diagnosis of MERS cases is the wide clinical spectrum of MERS, which ranges from asymptomatic to mild upper respiratory tract symptoms to acute fulminant pneumonia associated with multisystem failure and death keywords: care; cases; coronavirus; cov; east; mers; middle; outbreak; syndrome; transmission cache: cord-348278-is20odaq.txt plain text: cord-348278-is20odaq.txt item: #47 of 52 id: cord-351057-xrv3k1fo author: Alenazi, Thamer H. title: Prevalence and predictors of anxiety among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-10-05 words: 3971 flesch: 44 summary: Participants reporting high anxiety levels were more likely to be unmarried (OR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.14–1.52); nurses (OR = 1.54, 95% 1.24–1.91); workers in radiology (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.01–2.28); or respiratory therapists (OR = 2.28, 95% CI: 1.14–4.54). Social factors associated with high anxiety levels were: living with a person who is elderly (p = 0.01), has a chronic disease (p < 0.0001), has immune deficiency (p < 0.0001), or has a respiratory disease (p-value <0.0001). keywords: anxiety; covid-19; hcws; level; pandemic; saudi; study cache: cord-351057-xrv3k1fo.txt plain text: cord-351057-xrv3k1fo.txt item: #48 of 52 id: cord-351413-3nfukrfl author: Al-Ahmadi, Khalid title: Spatiotemporal Clustering of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Incidence in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2019 date: 2019-07-15 words: 4542 flesch: 43 summary: A systematic review Presence of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus antibodies in Saudi Arabia: A nationwide, cross-sectional, serological study High prevalence of MERS-CoV infection in Camel workers in Saudi Arabia Risk factors for MERS-CoV seropositivity among animal market and slaughterhouse workers A more detailed picture of the epidemiology of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus Camel meat in the world Peri-urban Camel (Camelus dromendarius) Production System in Saudi Arabia: A note Water, and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia Numbering and Tracking Camels Electronically Transmission of MERS-Coronavirus in household contacts Middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus: Risk factors and determinants of primary, household, and nosocomial transmission Hospital outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus Hospital-associated middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus infections Identified transmission dynamics of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus infection during an outbreak: Implications of an overcrowded emergency department Outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome at tertiary care hospital Isolation of a novel Coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia Emergencies: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS Coronavirus Community case clusters of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus in Hafr Al-Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A descriptive genomic study Global status of middle east respiratory syndrome Coronavirus in dromedary camels: keywords: arabia; cases; clusters; cov; incidence; infection; mers; risk; saudi cache: cord-351413-3nfukrfl.txt plain text: cord-351413-3nfukrfl.txt item: #49 of 52 id: cord-351685-n70tkf38 author: Altamimi, Asmaa title: Demographic Variations of MERS-CoV Infection among Suspected and Confirmed Cases: An Epidemiological Analysis of Laboratory-Based Data from Riyadh Regional Laboratory date: 2020-02-19 words: 3460 flesch: 52 summary: Similarly, two more single-centre case control studies reported that the presenting symptoms of MERS-CoV infection were not specific [18, 19] . Physicians and public health practitioners need to identify suspected cases which have higher chances of diagnosis as confirmed cases prior to laboratory testing (which usually takes between 12 and 24 hours). Therefore, the identification of suspected cases that may have higher chances of being diagnosed as cases of MERS-CoV is essential. keywords: cases; coronavirus; cov; east; mers; middle; study; syndrome cache: cord-351685-n70tkf38.txt plain text: cord-351685-n70tkf38.txt item: #50 of 52 id: cord-353354-34tqy9tb author: Sheshah, Eman title: Prevalence of Diabetes, Management and Outcomes among Covid-19 Adult Patients Admitted in a Specialized Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia date: 2020-11-13 words: 3362 flesch: 45 summary: In this single-center study, T2DM was very common among hospitalized Covid-19 patients. Table 1 shows the general characteristics of 300 hospitalized Covid-19 patients in KSH. keywords: arabia; covid-19; mortality; patients; saudi; study cache: cord-353354-34tqy9tb.txt plain text: cord-353354-34tqy9tb.txt item: #51 of 52 id: cord-356048-nku844kt author: Hoang, Van-Thuan title: Infectious Diseases and Mass Gatherings date: 2018-08-28 words: 5047 flesch: 41 summary: longitudinal molecular surveillance study Causes of mortality for Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims: comparison between routine death certificate and verbal autopsy findings Hajjassociated viral respiratory infections: a systematic review A systematic review of emerging respiratory viruses at the Hajj and possible coinfection with Streptococcus pneumoniae High prevalence of common respiratory viruses and no evidence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in Hajj pilgrims returning to Ghana The spectrum of respiratory pathogens among returning Hajj pilgrims: myths and reality Influenza A and B viruses but Not MERS-CoV in Hajj Pilgrims Estimating potential incidence of MERS-CoV associated with Hajj Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia The Hajj pilgrimage and surveillance for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pilgrims from African countries Lack of MERS coronavirus but prevalence of influenza virus in French pilgrims after Prevalence of MERS-CoV nasal carriage and compliance with the Saudi health recommendations among pilgrims attending the 2013 Hajj Lack of nasal carriage of novel corona virus (HCoV-EMC) in French Hajj pilgrims returning from the Hajj 2012, despite a high rate of respiratory symptoms Genetic characterization and diversity of circulating influenza A/H1N1pdm09 viruses isolated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between Tuberculosis and mass gatherings-opportunities for defining burden, transmission risk, and the optimal surveillance, prevention, and control measures at the annual Hajj pilgrimage Undiagnosed active pulmonary tuberculosis among pilgrims during the 2015 Hajj mass gathering: a prospective cross-sectional study Diarrhea at the Hajj and Umrah An outbreak of gastroenteritis among Iranian pilgrims of Hajj during 2011 Occurrence of Tropheryma whipplei during diarrhea in Hajj pilgrims: a PCR analysis of paired rectal swabs Acquisition of enteric pathogens by pilgrims during the 2016 Hajj pilgrimage: a prospective cohort study Enteric Infections Circulating during Hajj Seasons Pharyngeal carriage rate of Neisseria meningitidis before and after the Hajj pilgrimage Risk factors for acquisition of CTX-M genes in pilgrims during Hajj Prescribing pattern at community pharmacies in Saudi Arabia Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) survey concerning antimicrobial use among Australian Hajj pilgrims This study evidence a high prevalence of antimicrobial resistance bacteria in pilgrims hospitalized in Saudi Arabia Communicable disease alert and response for mass gatherings: key considerations Mass gatherings and infectious diseases: prevention, detection, and 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prevalence of bacterial infection and patterns of antimicrobial susceptibility Influenza not MERS CoV among returning Hajj and Umrah pilgrims with respiratory illness Morbidity and mortality amongst Indian Hajj pilgrims: a 3-year experience of Indian Hajj medical mission in mass-gathering medicine Influenza virus but not MERS coronavirus circulation in Iran, 2013-2016: comparison between pilgrims and general population Mass gathering medicine (Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia): the clinical pattern of pneumonia among pilgrims during Hajj Etiology of severe community-acquired pneumonia during the 2013 Hajj-part of the MERS-CoV surveillance program Proportion of adult community-acquired pneumonia cases attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae among Hajj pilgrims in 2016 Treatment and prevention of acute respiratory infections among Iranian hajj pilgrims: a 5-year follow up study and review of the literature Trend of diseases among Iranian pilgrims during five consecutive years based on a Syndromic Surveillance System in Hajj Patterns of diseases and preventive measures among domestic hajjis from Central, Saudi Arabia Demographic distribution and transmission potential of influenza A and 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 in pilgrims Molecular dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in Hajj pilgrims This 3-year surveillance survey evidences the high prevalence of respiratory symptoms in French pilgrims Cross-sectional survey and surveillance for influenza viruses and MERS-CoV among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Hajj during 2012-2015. keywords: cases; diseases; hajj; health; infections; influenza; mass; mgs; pilgrims; prevalence; study; surveillance cache: cord-356048-nku844kt.txt plain text: cord-356048-nku844kt.txt item: #52 of 52 id: cord-356314-mhkhey2w author: Alyami, Mohammad H. title: Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ecological Study date: 2020-09-17 words: 3882 flesch: 49 summary: Males and adults accounted for the majority of COVID-19 cases in the KSA. The Saudi Ministry of Health report on COVID-19 cases is based on real-time (RT)-PCR obtained through nasopharyngeal swabs, which were processed and validated through a regional lab. keywords: cases; covid-19; daily; number; rate; saudi; study cache: cord-356314-mhkhey2w.txt plain text: cord-356314-mhkhey2w.txt