Detection of Dengue Virus From Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae) in Field-Caught Samples From Makkah Al-Mokarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Using RT-PCR

• Main Authors: Elfadol Obeid Mohamed Ali (Author), Ahmed Omer Babalghith (Author), Adil Omer Saeed Bahathig (Author), Ommer Mohamedelhassan Dafalla (Author), Ibrahim Wasal Al-Maghamsi (Author), Nasr Eldien Ali Gaafar Mustafa (Author), Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah AL-Zahrani (Author), Sameer Mohammed Yousef Al-Mahmoudi (Author), Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue fever (DF) is endemic to Makkah and Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). However, until recently, the circulation of dengue virus (DENV) in Aedes mosquitoes in these areas was unknown. Serological surveillance of DENV in Ae aegypti is a powerful tool for early detection of dengue outbre...