Molecular epidemiology of influenza, RSV, and other respiratory infections among children in Qatar: A six years report (2012-2017).

Background: Studies on the etiology of respiratory infections among children in Qatar and surrounding countries are limited.

Objectives: To describe the prevalence and seasonality of RSV, influenza, and other respiratory pathogens among children in Qatar.

Methods: We retrospectively collected and analyzed data of 33,404 children (<15 years) presented with influenza-like illness from 2012 to 2017.

Epidemiology of herpes zoster in the State of Qatar, 2012-2017.

This study aimed to determine the epidemiological features of herpes zoster (HZ) in Qatar. This study was a retrospective review of all reported HZ cases received by the surveillance unit at the Ministry of Public Health, between January 2012 and December 2017. A total of 2815 cases were reported during the study period.

Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017).

Background: Limited data is available about the etiology of influenza like illnesses (ILIs) in Qatar.

Objectives: This study aimed at providing preliminary estimates of influenza and other respiratory infections circulating among adults in Qatar.

Methods: We retrospectively collected data of about 44,000 patients who visited Hamad General Hospital clinics, sentinel sites, and all primary healthcare centers in Qatar between 2012 and 2017.

Demographics and Epidemiology of Hepatitis B in the State of Qatar: A Five-Year Surveillance-Based Incidence Study.

: Expatriates represent >80% of Qatar's population, mostly arriving from countries in Africa and Asia that are endemic with many diseases. This increases the risk for introducing new pathogens into the country and provides a platform for maintenance of endemic pathogen circulation. Here, we report on the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis B in Qatar between 2010 and 2014.

Epidemiology of Malaria in the State of Qatar, 2008-2015.

Background And Objectives: Imported malaria poses a serious public health problem in Qatar because its population is "naïve" to such infection; where local transmission might lead to serious, life-threatening infection and might even trigger epidemics.

Methods: This study is a retrospective review of the imported malaria cases in Qatar reported by the malaria surveillance program at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), during the period between January 2008 and December 2015. All cases were imported and underwent parasitological confirmation through microscopy.

A retrospective epidemiological study on the incidence of salmonellosis in the State of Qatar during 2004-2012.

Background: Salmonella is a food- and water-borne pathogen that can be easily spread in a population, leading to the outbreak of salmonellosis that is caused by ingestion of mixed salads contaminated by the pathogen. Most cases occur in the late spring months and can be seen as single cases, clusters, or episodes.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of salmonellosis in the State of Qatar.

Racial differences in preventive practices of African-American and Hispanic women.

Objectives: To compare the use of preventive practices of Hispanic- and African-American women aged 50 and older.

Design: A cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Inpatient and outpatient units of a teaching hospital located in South Central Los Angeles.