Clinical and Serological Findings of COVID-19 Participants in the Region of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 1725
• Main Authors: Alzahrani, Othman R., Alanazi, Abdullah D., Kareinen, Lauri, Hawsawi, Yousef M., Alhadrami, Hani A., Khogeer, Asim A., Alatwi, Hanan E., Alharbi, Amnah A., Sironen, Tarja, Vapalahti, Olli, Hepojoki, Jussi, Zakham, Fathiah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Accuracy; Antibodies; Antigens; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; ELISA; Enzymes; Hospitals; IgA; IgG ELISA; IgM; Infections; micro-neutralization assay; Middle East respiratory syndrome; Pilgrimages; Pilgrims; Proteins; Respiratory diseases; SARS-CoV-2; Serology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Saudi Arabia; China; Saudi Arabia; IgA; SARS-CoV-2; Makkah; micro-neutralization assay; IgG ELISA; IgM; ELISA

Makkah in Saudi Arabia hosts the largest annual religious event in the world. Despite the many strict rules enacted, including Hajj cancellation, city lockdowns, and social distancing, the region has the second highest number of new COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia. Public health interventions that id...