Sherif A. El-Kafrawy

Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Abdulaziz University

Affiliated withKing Abdulaziz University King Abdulaziz University

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JoVE Journal Publications

ArticleTotal : 1	Year
Publication title	2025

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Article	Year
Computational and In Vitro Experimental Investigations Reveal Anti-Viral Activity of Licorice and Glycyrrhizin against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 34959616	2021
Evidence for camel-to-human transmission of MERS coronavirus. The New England journal of medicine\| PubMed ID: 24896817	2014
Detection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus genome in an air sample originating from a camel barn owned by an infected patient. mBio\| PubMed ID: 25053787	2014
Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of dengue type 1 virus isolated from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Virology journal\| PubMed ID: 25591713	2015
Tackling dengue fever: Current status and challenges. Virology journal\| PubMed ID: 26645066	2015
Multiple Introductions of Dengue 2 Virus Strains into Saudi Arabia from 1992 to 2014. Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 27135750	2016
Association of tomato leaf curl Sudan virus with leaf curl disease of tomato in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Virusdisease\| PubMed ID: 27366765	2016
Phylogenetic characterization of circulating Dengue and Alkhumra Hemorrhagic Fever viruses in western Saudi Arabia and lack of evidence of Zika virus in the region: A retrospective study, 20... Journal of medical virology\| PubMed ID: 28198548	2017
Prevalence and molecular characterization of hepatitis D virus in Saudi Arabia: A single-center study. Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association\| PubMed ID: 28611341	2017
Design and Delivery of Therapeutic siRNAs: Application to MERS-Coronavirus. Current pharmaceutical design\| PubMed ID: 29119921	2018
Inactivation of Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in human plasma using amotosalen and ultraviolet A light. Transfusion\| PubMed ID: 29239484	2018
Diversity of dengue virus-3 genotype III in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Acta tropica\| PubMed ID: 29621534	2018
Development of fluorescent reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) using quenching probes for the detection of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus... Journal of virological methods\| PubMed ID: 29763640	2018
IgY antibodies for the immunoprophylaxis and therapy of respiratory infections. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics\| PubMed ID: 30230944	2019
Enzootic patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in imported African and local Arabian dromedary camels: a prospective genomic study. The Lancet. Planetary health\| PubMed ID: 31843456	2019
Analysis of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutations in patients from Western Saudi Arabia with chronic disease. Journal of infection in developing countries\| PubMed ID: 31954005	2018
Reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with severe COVID-19 disease by advancing ongoing trials of Mesenchymal Stromal (stem) Cell (MSC) therapy - Achieving global consensus and visibi... International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 32425638	2020
Seroprevalence of Dromedary Camel HEV in Domestic and Imported Camels from Saudi Arabia. Viruses\| PubMed ID: 32443401	2020
Cross-sectional prevalence study of MERS-CoV in local and imported dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia, 2016-2018. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 32453746	2020
Mortality in COVID-19 disease patients: Correlating the association of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) with severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 32693089	2020
Development and Optimization of In-house ELISA for Detection of Human IgG Antibody to SARS-CoV-2 Full Length Spike Protein. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 32998438	2020
Anti-S1 MERS-COV IgY Specific Antibodies Decreases Lung Inflammation and Viral Antigen Positive Cells in the Human Transgenic Mouse Model. Vaccines\| PubMed ID: 33139631	2020
Dominance of the ON1 Genotype of RSV-A and BA9 Genotype of RSV-B in Respiratory Cases from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Genes\| PubMed ID: 33182267	2020
Amotosalen and ultraviolet A light treatment efficiently inactivates severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human plasma. Vox sanguinis\| PubMed ID: 33277935	2021
Genotyping and antiretroviral drug resistance of human immunodeficiency Virus-1 in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Medicine\| PubMed ID: 33285702	2020
A Direct Method for RT-PCR Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Clinical Samples. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 33406585	2021
In Silico Prediction and Designing of Potential siRNAs to be used as Antivirals Against SARS-CoV-2. Current pharmaceutical design\| PubMed ID: 33430748	2021
Lack of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among Blood Donors during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study from Saudi Arabia. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 33466554	2021
Designing and evaluation of MERS-CoV siRNAs in HEK-293 cell line. Journal of infection and public health\| PubMed ID: 33493920	2021
Seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among healthcare workers in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Saud University. Science\| PubMed ID: 33613011	2021
Structure-Based Identification of Natural Products as SARS-CoV-2 M Antagonist from Using Computational Approaches. Viruses\| PubMed ID: 33672054	2021
Pattern of Respiratory Viruses among Pilgrims during 2019 Hajj Season Who Sought Healthcare Due to Severe Respiratory Symptoms. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 33800223	2021
Longevity of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Antibody Responses in Humans, Saudi Arabia. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 33900908	2021
In Vitro Inhibitory Analysis of Rationally Designed siRNAs against MERS-CoV Replication in Huh7 Cells. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 33947034	2021
Molecular Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses in Four Consecutive Influenza Seasons 2015-16 to 2018-19 in a Tertiary Center in Western Saudi Arabia. Journal of epidemiology and global health\| PubMed ID: 33969948	2021
Test-based de-isolation in COVID-19 immunocompromised patients: Cycle threshold value versus SARS-CoV-2 viral culture. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 34004329	2021
A Reliable Indirect ELISA Protocol for Detection of Human Antibodies Directed to SARS-CoV-2 NP Protein. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 34063315	2021
Evaluation of a Pseudovirus Neutralization Assay for SARS-CoV-2 and Correlation with Live Virus-Based Micro Neutralization Assay. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 34070824	2021
Immunotherapeutic Efficacy of IgY Antibodies Targeting the Full-Length Spike Protein in an Animal Model of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 34073502	2021
Prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies among operating room and critical care staff at a tertiary teaching hospital: A cross-sectional study. Saudi medical journal\| PubMed ID: 34187918	2021
Re-infection with a different SARS-CoV-2 clade and prolonged viral shedding in a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patient. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 34289407	2021
COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections at mass gathering religious and sporting events. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine\| PubMed ID: 35102092	2022
A global report on the dynamics of COVID-19 with quarantine and hospitalization: A fractional order model with non-local kernel. Computational biology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 35276575	2022
Effect of insilico predicted and designed potential siRNAs on inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 in HEK-293 cells. Journal of King Saud University. Science\| PubMed ID: 35313445	2022
Rapid and Reliable Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Using Direct RT-LAMP. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 35453876	2022
Discovery of Bispecific Lead Compounds from against ZIKA NS2B-NS3 Protease and NS5 RNA Dependent RNA Polymerase Using Molecular Simulations. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 35458761	2022
Genetic diversity of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in imported and domestic camels in Saudi Arabia. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 35487943	2022
Active viral shedding in a vaccinated hospitalized patient infected with the delta variant (B.1.617.2) of SARS-CoV-2 and challenges of de-isolation. Journal of infection and public health\| PubMed ID: 35576779	2022
High genetic diversity of human rhinovirus among pilgrims with acute respiratory tract infections during the 2019 Hajj pilgrimage season. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 35577249	2022
COVID-19 breakthrough infections in rheumatic diseases patients after vaccination. Journal of infection and public health\| PubMed ID: 35623243	2022
Virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation analysis of Forsythoside A as a plant-derived inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society\| PubMed ID: 35637849	2022
Discovery of Small Molecules from Targeting RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase of Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Life (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 35888042	2022
A potential association between obesity and reduced effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine-induced neutralizing humoral immunity. Journal of medical virology\| PubMed ID: 36068377	2023
Infectious diseases threats at the Arba'een - a neglected but one of the largest annually recurring mass gathering religious events. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 36108958	2022
SARS-CoV-2-specific immunoglobulin Y antibodies are protective in infected mice. PLoS pathogens\| PubMed ID: 36121829	2022
Genomic profiling and network-level understanding uncover the potential genes and the pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma. Frontiers in genetics\| PubMed ID: 36479247	2022
Global mass gathering events and deaths due to crowd surge, stampedes, crush and physical injuries - Lessons from the Seoul Halloween and other disasters. Travel medicine and infectious disease\| PubMed ID: 36516965	2023
In vitro screening of anti-viral and virucidal effects against SARS-CoV-2 by Hypericum perforatum and Echinacea. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 36522420	2022
The Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022 and camel pageant championships increase risk of MERS-CoV transmission and global spread. The Lancet. Global health\| PubMed ID: 36525983	2023
Computational Design and Experimental Evaluation of MERS-CoV siRNAs in Selected Cell Lines. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)\| PubMed ID: 36611443	2023
IgY antibodies: The promising potential to overcome antibiotic resistance. Frontiers in immunology\| PubMed ID: 36742328	2023
Lack of Evidence on Association between Iron Deficiency and COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Neutralizing Humoral Immunity. Vaccines\| PubMed ID: 36851205	2023
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Seroprevalence Study. Viruses\| PubMed ID: 36851698	2023
Assessment of the impact of pathogen reduction technologies on the neutralizing activity of COVID-19 convalescent plasma. Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis\| PubMed ID: 36922242	2023
Analysis of the nasopharyngeal microbiome and respiratory pathogens in COVID-19 patients from Saudi Arabia. Journal of infection and public health\| PubMed ID: 36934642	2023
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus-a 10-year (2012-2022) global analysis of human and camel infections, genomic sequences, lineages, and geographical origins. International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 36996998	2023
Seroprevalence of Toscana and sandfly fever Sicilian viruses in humans and livestock animals from western Saudi Arabia. One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)\| PubMed ID: 37520847	2023
Genetic diversity and molecular analysis of human influenza virus among pilgrims during Hajj. Heliyon\| PubMed ID: 38163192	2024
Development and characterization of three novel mouse monoclonal antibodies targeting spike protein S1 subunit of Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus. Human antibodies\| PubMed ID: 38758996	2024
Detection of COVID-19 incidence among attendees of the 2022 Hajj season. IJID regions\| PubMed ID: 39399129	2024
Corrigendum to "Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus-a 10-year (2012-2022) global analysis of human and camel infections, genomic sequences, lineages, and geographical origins" [Inte... International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases\| PubMed ID: 39447388	2024
Ongoing Evolution of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, 2023-2024. Emerging infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 39641462	2025
Assessing Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Slaughterhouse Workers in Western Saudi Arabia: Zoonotic Threats in Focus. Journal of epidemiology and global health\| PubMed ID: 40304812	2025