Publications by authors named "Elmoubasher A Farag"

21 Publications

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases.

Authors:

Reham M Marei Mohamed M Emara Omar M Elsaied Gheyath K Nasrallah Tawanda Chivese Hamad E Al-Romaihi Mohamed H Althani Asmaa A Al Thani Elmoubasher A Farag Hadi M Yassine

Front Public Health 2020;8:573925. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

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January 2021

Molecular epidemiology of influenza, RSV, and other respiratory infections among children in Qatar: A six years report (2012-2017).

Authors:

Hamad E Al-Romaihi Maria K Smatti Hebah A Al-Khatib Peter V Coyle Nandakumar Ganesan Shazia Nadeem Elmoubasher A Farag Asmaa A Al Thani Abdullatif Al Khal Khalid M Al Ansari Muna A Al Maslamani Hadi M Yassine

Int J Infect Dis 2020 Jun 9;95:133-141. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar; College of Health Sciences-QU health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. Electronic address:

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June 2020

Serologic Detection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Functional Antibodies.

Authors:

Nisreen M A Okba Ivy Widjaja Wentao Li Corine H GeurtsvanKessel Elmoubasher A B A Farag Mohammed Al-Hajri Wan Beom Park Myoung-Don Oh Chantal B E M Reusken Marion P G Koopmans Berend-Jan Bosch Bart L Haagmans

Emerg Infect Dis 2020 May 17;26(5):1024-1027. Epub 2020 May 17.

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May 2020

Inter- Versus Intra-Host Sequence Diversity of pH1N1 and Associated Clinical Outcomes.

Authors:

Hebah A Al Khatib Muna A Al Maslamani Peter V Coyle I Richard Thompson Elmoubasher A Farag Asmaa A Al Thani Hadi M Yassine

Microorganisms 2020 Jan 17;8(1). Epub 2020 Jan 17.

Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.

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January 2020

Sensitive and Specific Detection of Low-Level Antibody Responses in Mild Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections.

Authors:

Nisreen M A Okba V Stalin Raj Ivy Widjaja Corine H GeurtsvanKessel Erwin de Bruin Felicity D Chandler Wan Beom Park Nam-Joong Kim Elmoubasher A B A Farag Mohammed Al-Hajri Berend-Jan Bosch Myoung-Don Oh Marion P G Koopmans Chantal B E M Reusken Bart L Haagmans

Emerg Infect Dis 2019 10 17;25(10):1868-1877. Epub 2019 Oct 17.

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October 2019

Failure to detect MERS-CoV RNA in urine of naturally infected dromedary camels.

Authors:

Elmoubasher A Farag Bart L Haagmans Hamad Al-Romaihi Khaled Mohran Mohamed Haroun Ahmed M El-Sayed Marion Koopmans Mohammed AlHajri Chantal B E M Reusken

Zoonoses Public Health 2019 08;66(5):437-438

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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August 2019

Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study.

Authors:

Hamad E Al Romaihi Nandakumar Ganesan Elmoubasher A Farag Maria K Smatti Gheyath K Nasrallah Sayed M Himatt Moutaz F Derbala Maha Alshamali Lylu K Mahadoon Hayat S Khogali Mohamed Sallam Asmaa A Al Thani Mohammed Al Thani Saad Al Kaabi Hadi M Yassine

Pathogens 2019 May 21;8(2). Epub 2019 May 21.

Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.

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May 2019

An Evaluation of the National Brucellosis Surveillance System in Qatar, 2018.

Authors:

Ayatullah A Mohamed Mohamad A Chehab Ayman Al-Dahshan Hamad E Al-Romaihi Elmoubasher A Farag

Cureus 2019 Mar 3;11(3):e4169. Epub 2019 Mar 3.

Epidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.

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March 2019

Lack of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission in Rabbits.

Authors:

W Widagdo Nisreen M A Okba Mathilde Richard Dennis de Meulder Theo M Bestebroer Pascal Lexmond Elmoubasher A B A Farag Mohammed Al-Hajri Koert J Stittelaar Leon de Waal Geert van Amerongen Judith M A van den Brand Bart L Haagmans Sander Herfst

Viruses 2019 04 24;11(4). Epub 2019 Apr 24.

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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April 2019

Comparative Serological Study for the Prevalence of Anti-MERS Coronavirus Antibodies in High- and Low-Risk Groups in Qatar.

Authors:

Reham A Al Kahlout Gheyath K Nasrallah Elmoubasher A Farag Lingshu Wang Erik Lattwein Marcel A Müller Mohamed E El Zowalaty Hamad E Al Romaihi Barney S Graham Asmaa A Al Thani Hadi M Yassine

J Immunol Res 2019 18;2019:1386740. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

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June 2019

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Zika Among Travelers to Brazil: Qatar's Airport Study 2017.

Authors:

Ayman Al-Dahshan Aya Moustafa Minahil Khalid Mohamed Nour John Roberts Sheila Cantos Hamad E Al-Romaihi Salih Al-Marri Mohamad A Chehab Mueen Sharaf Mohammed Al-Thani Ahmed El-Sayed Mohd Alhajri Elmoubasher A Farag

Cureus 2018 Sep 10;10(9):e3280. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

Epidemiology and Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.

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September 2018

Evaluation of the Completeness and Timeliness of National Malaria Surveillance System in Qatar, 2016.

Authors:

Mohamad A Chehab Mohamed O Bala Ayman Al-Dahshan Nagah A Selim Hamad E Al-Romaihi Mohammed Al-Thani Elmoubasher A Farag

Cureus 2018 Jun 21;10(6):e2851. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Doha, QAT.

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June 2018

How Do the First Days Count? A Case Study of Qatar Experience in Emergency Risk Communication during the MERS-CoV Outbreak.

Authors:

Mohamed Nour Mohd Alhajri Elmoubasher A B A Farag Hamad E Al-Romaihi Mohamed Al-Thani Salih Al-Marri Elena Savoia

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017 12 19;14(12). Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Division of Policy Translation & Leadership Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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December 2017

Improving Influenza Vaccination Rate among Primary Healthcare Workers in Qatar.

Authors:

Khalid H Elawad Elmoubasher A Farag Dina A Abuelgasim Maria K Smatti Hamad E Al-Romaihi Mohammed Al Thani Hanan Al Mujalli Zienab Shehata Merin Alex Asmaa A Al Thani Hadi M Yassine

Vaccines (Basel) 2017 Oct 10;5(4). Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Biomedical Research Center, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.

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October 2017

Risk Factors for Primary Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in Camel Workers in Qatar During 2013-2014: A Case-Control Study.

Authors:

Reina S Sikkema Elmoubasher A B A Farag Sayed Himatt Adel K Ibrahim Hamad Al-Romaihi Salih A Al-Marri Mohamed Al-Thani Ahmed M El-Sayed Mohammed Al-Hajri Bart L Haagmans Marion P G Koopmans Chantal B E M Reusken

J Infect Dis 2017 06;215(11):1702-1705

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center,Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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June 2017

MERS-CoV Infection of Alpaca in a Region Where MERS-CoV is Endemic.

Authors:

Chantal B E M Reusken Chrispijn Schilp V Stalin Raj Erwin De Bruin Robert H G Kohl Elmoubasher A B A Farag Bart L Haagmans Hamad Al-Romaihi Francois Le Grange Berend-Jan Bosch Marion P G Koopmans

Emerg Infect Dis 2016 06 15;22(6):1129-31. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

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June 2016

High proportion of MERS-CoV shedding dromedaries at slaughterhouse with a potential epidemiological link to human cases, Qatar 2014.

Authors:

Elmoubasher A B A Farag Chantal B E M Reusken Bart L Haagmans Khaled A Mohran V Stalin Raj Suzan D Pas Jolanda Voermans Saskia L Smits Gert-Jan Godeke Mohd M Al-Hajri Farhoud H Alhajri Hamad E Al-Romaihi Hazem Ghobashy Mamdouh M El-Maghraby Ahmed M El-Sayed Mohamed H J Al Thani Salih Al-Marri Marion P G Koopmans

Infect Ecol Epidemiol 2015 15;5:28305. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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July 2015

Reliable typing of MERS-CoV variants with a small genome fragment.

Authors:

Saskia L Smits V Stalin Raj Suzan D Pas Chantal B E M Reusken Khaled Mohran Elmoubasher A B A Farag Hamad E Al-Romaihi Mohd M AlHajri Bart L Haagmans Marion P Koopmans

J Clin Virol 2015 Mar 15;64:83-7. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands; Virology Division, Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven 3720BA, Netherlands. Electronic address:

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March 2015

Immunogenicity of an adenoviral-based Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus vaccine in BALB/c mice.

Authors:

Eun Kim Kaori Okada Tom Kenniston V Stalin Raj Mohd M AlHajri Elmoubasher A B A Farag Farhoud AlHajri Albert D M E Osterhaus Bart L Haagmans Andrea Gambotto

Vaccine 2014 Oct 3;32(45):5975-82. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA. Electronic address:

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October 2014