Risk Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Riyadh City 2015.

Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors is expected to rise in Saudi Arabia as the prevalence of CVD risk factors rises. Effective primary CVD prevention necessitates risk assessment to categorize patients and select the most appropriate intervention for each category.

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of CVD at primary healthcare (PHC) in Riyadh city and to categorize the at-risk population as a slow, intermediate, or high risk of CVD.

Confirmed Foodborne Hepatitis A in Saudi Arabia, 2005-2015.

Background Foodborne hepatitis A has major health and economic impacts. Pathogen-specific surveillance based on laboratory findings is conducted to detect and confirm cases of foodborne hepatitis A. Foodborne hepatitis A is on the priority list of diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).