Prevalence and molecular profiling of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) among healthy blood donors from different nationalities in Qatar.
Maria K SmattiHadi M YassineRaed AbuOdehAsmaa AlMarawaniSara A TalebAsmaa A AlthaniGheyath K NasrallahPublished in: PloS one (2017)
As a first study to evaluate EBV infection in highly diverse population in Qatar, where expatriates represent more than 85% of the population, our results indicated high seroprevalence and viremia rate of EBV in different nationalities, with genotype 1 and Mediterranean strain being predominant. Clinical significance of these finding have not been investigated and shall be evaluated in future studies.