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Hematological parameters in recent and past dengue infections in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahim Hakami, Ryhanh Tomehi, Ahmad A. Irekeola, Gasim Dobie, Sultan Alasmari, Mohammed Makkawi, Yahya Matari, Ahmed Mohammed and Ahmad A. Alshehri
Saudi Medical Journal May 2025, 46 (5) 515-521; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.5.20240879
Abdulrahim Hakami
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Ryhanh Tomehi
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Ahmad A. Irekeola
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Gasim Dobie
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Sultan Alasmari
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Mohammed Makkawi
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Yahya Matari
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Ahmed Mohammed
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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Ahmad A. Alshehri
From the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Hakami, Alasmari, Makkawi), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, from the Department of Microbiology and Virology (Tomehi), Abu Arish General Hospital, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology (Dobie), Jazan University, from the Department of Hematology and Blood Bank (Matari), Baish General Hospital, Jazan, from the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Alshehri), College of Applied Medical Sciences; from the Health Research Center (Alshehri), Najran University, Najran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology (Irekeola), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia, from Department of Biological Sciences (Irekeola), Microbiology Unit, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Summit University Offa, Kwara, Nigeria, and from the Department of Biotechnology (Mohammed), College of Sciences and Technology, Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman, Sudan.
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