Nature Scientific Reports This article aims to explore the adverse effects of different types and doses of COVID-19 vaccines and identify associated factors among vaccinated participants in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Iraq, and Algeria. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article estimates the transmission potential of COVID-19 across 45 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (including Djibouti, Mauritania, Sudan, and Somalia) based on (i) an exponential growth model (ii) maximum likelihood (ML) estimation and (iii) a time-varying basic reproduction number at the early onset of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Surgery: Global Health This article by authors from Syria and Algeria discusses how nanoparticles’ optical and magnetic characteristics may be utilized to make diagnostic test kits and vaccines for COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreHeliyon This article studies the effects of COVID-19-induced labor market outcomes on workers’ subjective well-being in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt using the Combined COVID-19 MENA Monitor Household Survey. Journal Article
Read MoreCureus This article aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on university students’ mental health based on the review of 32 studies including those from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq. Journal Article
Read MoreInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses This article shares the experience of research laboratories in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) that contributed to preparedness and response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and COVID-19. Journal Article
Read MoreVaccines This article summarizes the trend and geographical distribution of COVID-19 immunization coverage in the WHO African Region (including Algeria and Comoros) and reports the number of zero-dose and under-immunized children in the Region from 2019 to 2022. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article reports on the performance of molecular docking in silico of ASMase/ceramide system inhibitors by researchers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and other countries to predict the prospective efficacy of inhibitors as anti-SARS-CoV-2 medication. Journal Article
Read MoreInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses This article reports on the experience of EMR countries in acquiring or improving diagnostic and genomic capacities during the COVID-19 pandemic through collaboration, investment, and systematic expansion. Journal Article
Read MoreNature Scientific Reports This article by researchers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE focuses on the design of a novel fractional model for simulating the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Journal Article
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