Table 1.
Viral respiratory tract infections during Hajj seasons
| Authors | Hajj season | Source | No. of samples | Methods of detection | Confirmed cases | Influ A (%) | Influe B (%) | Para-infl (%) | Adeno | RSV (%) | HSV (%) | Rhino virus (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sheikh et al. | 1991 | Throat swab | 761 | Monoclonal antibodies | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Kholeidi et al. | 2001 | Venous blood | 305 | ELISA | 45 | 12 (27) | 27 (60) | |||||
| Balkhy et al. | 2003 | Throat swab | 500 | Viral culture | 54 | 3 (5.6) | 27 (50) | 4 (7.4) | 7 (13) | 13 (24.1) | ||
| AlSaleh et al. | 2004 | Throat swab | 360 | Viral culture | 46 | 12 (27.3) | 34 (72.7) | |||||
| Rashid et al. | 2005 | Nasal swab | 202 | RT-PCR | 37 | 21 (56.7) | 7 (19) | 9 (24) | ||||
| Rashid et al. | 2006 | Nasal swab | 260 | rtRT-PCR | 52 | 22 (42) | 6 (11.5) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | 22 (42) |