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Table 1 Major characteristics of the included studies

From: Current epidemiological status of mosquito-borne arboviruses in Gulf countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID [references]

Country

Study Period

Species

Sample size

Detection Method

Target antigen/antibodies/RNA

Reported Virus

Al-Ghamdi, 2014 [18]

Saudi Arabia

2007

Horses

63

ELISA

Anti-WNV

WNV

Al Azraqi 2013 [19]

Saudi Arabia

2008

Human

389

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG and IgM

RVFV

Al Balushi 2023 [20]

Oman

1 Feb. to 15 April 2022

Human

250

ELISA and RT-PCR

DENV-NS1, Anti-DENV IgM and IgG, viral RNA

DENV

Al-Afaleq 2012 [21]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Sheep, Goat, Cattle and Camel

3,480

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG

RVFV

Al-Azraqi 2012 [22]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Human

2322

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG and IgM

RVFV

Al-Azraqi 2013 [23]

Saudi Arabia

2008

Human

62

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG and IgM

RVFV

Al-Azraqi 2013 [24]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Human

965

ELISA

DENV-specific IgG

DENV

Alguridi 2023 [25]

Saudi Arabia

2018

Human

21

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

CHIKV

Alhaj 2015 [26]

Saudi Arabia

Aug. 2013 to Dec. 2013

Sheep and Goats

4930

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG and IgM

RVFV

Alhaj 2019 [27]

Saudi Arabia

2004 to 2018

Sheep and Goats

330

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG and IgM

RVFV

Alkharsah 2021 [28]

Saudi Arabia

2014 to 2017

Human, Pigeons and Horses

752

ELISA

Anti-WNV IgG

WNV

Almasri 2019 [29]

Saudi Arabia

Oct. 2013

Human

80

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

RVFV

Alqahtani 2020 [30]

Saudi Arabia

Nov. 2016 and July 2017

Human

410

ELISA, RT-PCR

Anti-DENV IgG, viral RNA

DENV

Alqahtani 2020 [31]

Saudi Arabia

March to Nov. 2017

Horses

92

ELISA

Anti-WNV IgM and IgG

WNV

Al-Raddadi 2019 [32]

Saudi Arabia

Sept. 2016 to Jan. 2017

Human

6,397

ELISA

Anti-DENV IgG

DENV

Al-Saeed 2017 [33]

Saudi Arabia

Jan. 2010 and Dec. 2015

Human

690

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Alshabi 2022 [34]

Saudi Arabia

2012 to 2020

Human

6637

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Ashshi 2015 [35]

Saudi Arabia

Jan. to April 2014

Human

100

ELISA

DENV-NS1, IgM and IgG

DENV

Ashshi 2017 [36]

Saudi Arabia

March 2015 and Aug. 2016

Human

910

ELISA

DENV-NS1, IgM and IgG

DENV

Ayyub 2006 [37]

Saudi Arabia

May 2004 to April 2005

Human

80

ELISA

Anti-DENV IgM and IgG

DENV

Azhar 2010 [38]

Saudi Arabia

2006 to 2008

Human

233

CC, RT-PCR, IFA

Virus isolation, Viral RNA

DENV

Azhar 2010 [39]

Saudi Arabia

2004 to 2006

Human

2476

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgG

RVFV

Boshra 2015 [40]

Saudi Arabia

2007 and 2013 to 2014

Sheep and Goats

685

VNT

Anti-RVFV antibodies

RVFV

Dafalla 2021 [41]

Saudi Arabia

2020

Human

192

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Dafalla 2023 [42]

Saudi Arabia

2019

Human

482

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Dargham 2021 [43]

Qatar

2013 to 2016

Human

1948

ELISA

Anti-WNV IgM and IgG

WNV

EL Mekki 2014 [44]

Saudi Arabia

2013

Human

965

ELISA

Anti-DENV IgM

DENV

El-Badry 2014 [45]

Saudi Arabia

2008 to 2009

Human

1,578

ELISA, RT-PCR

Anti-DENV IgM and IgG, viral RNA

DENV

Elfadil 2006 [46]

Saudi Arabia

Aug. to Oct. 2004

Sheep and Goats

6143

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgM and IgG

RVFV

Elsheikh 2011 [47]

Saudi Arabia

2009 to 2010

Humans and Animals

2850

ELISA

Anti-RVF IgM and IgG

RVFV

Gamil 2014 [48]

Saudi Arabia

April 2010 to March 2011

Human

553

ELISA

DENV-NS1, Anti-DENV IgM and IgG

DENV

Hakami 2018a [49]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Human

123

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Hakami 2018b [50]

Saudi Arabia

2017 and 2018

Human

189

ELISA, RT-PCR

Viral RNA, DENV-NS1, Anti-DENV IgM and IgG

DENV

Hakami 2021 [51]

Saudi Arabia

Dec. 2019 and Feb. 2020

Human

40

ELISA, RT-PCR

AntiCHIKV IgG, viral RNA

CHIKV

Haroun 2017 [52]

Qatar

2006 and 2014

Horses

260

ELISA

Anti-WNV IgM

WNV

Hemida 2019 [53]

Saudi Arabia

2013 to 2015

Horses

200

ELISA and MNT

NR

WNV

Humphrey 2019 [54]

Qatar

June 2013 to June 2016

Human

1992

ELISA

Anti-DENV and anti-CHIKV IgG

CHIKV and DENV

Jamjoom 2016 [55]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Human

1939

ELISA

Anti-DENV IgG

DENV

Madani 2003 [56]

Saudi Arabia

Aug. 2000 to Sept. 2001

Human

834

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgM, RVFV antigen

RVFV

Memish 2015 [57]

Saudi Arabia

2012

Human

350

ELISA, RT-PCR

Anti-RVFV IgG and viral RNA

RVFV

Mohamed 2011 [58]

Saudi Arabia

Nov. 2009

Sheep and Goats

580

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgM and IgG

RVFV

Mohamed 2014 [59]

Saudi Arabia

Nov. 2011

Human, Sheep and Goats

600

ELISA

Anti-RVFV IgM and IgG

RVFV

Organji 2017 [60]

Saudi Arabia

NR

Human

25

RT-PCR

Viral RNA

DENV

Zailayee 2008 [61]

Saudi Arabia

April to Aug. 2007

Human

305

CC, ELISA, IFA, RT-PCR

Viral RNA, anti-DENV IgM and IgG

DENV

  1. Key: NR: Not Reported, IFA: Indirect Immunofluorescent Assay, ELISA: Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, RT-PCR: Real-time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, VNT: Virus Neutralization Testing, MNT: Microneutralization Tests and CC: Cell Culture Immunoassay