Abstract
Defeating re-emerging Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak in Saudi Arabia and worldwide.
Highlights
New outbreaks with sporadic incidences have been reported in KSA, and subsequent cases of AHF have been documented among tourists in Egypt and Djibouti, extending to India, Europe, and beyond, suggesting that Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) infections’ geographic distribution is underreported [3,4,5]
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever epidemiology is not fully understood, and knowledge gaps related to its transmission route(s), key vector(s), host reservoir(s), population-based virulence, and clinical consequences demand much in depth research
The role of tick(s) as a disease vector is based on the assumption that AHFV is a serologically and genetically variant serotype closely related to Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV)—having 89% sequence homology, suggesting a common ancestral origin [13]—and KFDV documented transmission is primarily through tick bites [14,15]
Summary
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Tambo E, El-Dessouky AG (2018) Defeating re-emerging Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus outbreak in Saudi Arabia and worldwide. New outbreaks with sporadic incidences have been reported in KSA, and subsequent cases of AHF have been documented among tourists in Egypt and Djibouti, extending to India, Europe, and beyond, suggesting that AHFV infections’ geographic distribution is underreported [3,4,5].
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