Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims
Respiratory tract infections are prevalent among Hajj pilgrims with pneumonia being a leading cause of hospitalization. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen isolated from patients with pneumonia and respiratory tract infections during Hajj. There is a significant burden of pneumococcal dise...
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| author | Dilip Mathai Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Ahrar Ahmed Feroz Amin R Virani Ashfaq Hasan K L Ravi Kumar Khalid Ansari Khandaker ATM Forhad Hossain Mahesh Marda M A Wahab Zubair Mohammed Mukarram Ali N Ashraf Riyaz Basha Shaeq Mirza Shafeeq Ahmed Shamim Akhtar Syed Mustafa Ashraf Zahirul Haque |
| author_facet | Dilip Mathai Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Ahrar Ahmed Feroz Amin R Virani Ashfaq Hasan K L Ravi Kumar Khalid Ansari Khandaker ATM Forhad Hossain Mahesh Marda M A Wahab Zubair Mohammed Mukarram Ali N Ashraf Riyaz Basha Shaeq Mirza Shafeeq Ahmed Shamim Akhtar Syed Mustafa Ashraf Zahirul Haque |
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| description | Respiratory tract infections are prevalent among Hajj pilgrims with pneumonia being a leading cause of hospitalization. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen isolated from patients with pneumonia and respiratory tract infections during Hajj. There is a significant burden of pneumococcal disease in India, which can be prevented. Guidelines for preventive measures and adult immunization have been published in India, but the implementation of the guidelines is low. Data from Bangladesh are available about significant mortality due to respiratory infections; however, literature regarding guidelines for adult immunization is limited. There is a need for extensive awareness programs across India and Bangladesh. Hence, there was a general consensus about the necessity for a rapid and urgent implementation of measures to prevent respiratory infections in pilgrims traveling to Hajj. About ten countries have developed recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination in Hajj pilgrims: France, the USA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE (Dubai Health Authority), Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, and Indonesia. At any given point whether it is Hajj or Umrah, more than a million people are present in the holy places of Mecca and Madina. Therefore, the preventive measures taken for Hajj apply for Umrah as well. This document puts forward the consensus recommendations by a group of twenty doctors following a closed-door discussion based on the scientific evidence available for India and Bangladesh regarding the prevention of respiratory tract infections in Hajj pilgrims. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a2dfa41aec541a18bc1dbbb51da4ab92022-12-21T22:54:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Global Infectious Diseases0974-777X2016-01-018412913810.4103/0974-777X.193749Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrimsDilip MathaiAbul Khair Mohammad ShamsuzzamanAhrar Ahmed FerozAmin R ViraniAshfaq HasanK L Ravi KumarKhalid AnsariKhandaker ATM Forhad HossainMahesh MardaM A Wahab ZubairMohammed Mukarram AliN AshrafRiyaz BashaShaeq MirzaShafeeq AhmedShamim AkhtarSyed Mustafa AshrafZahirul HaqueRespiratory tract infections are prevalent among Hajj pilgrims with pneumonia being a leading cause of hospitalization. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen isolated from patients with pneumonia and respiratory tract infections during Hajj. There is a significant burden of pneumococcal disease in India, which can be prevented. Guidelines for preventive measures and adult immunization have been published in India, but the implementation of the guidelines is low. Data from Bangladesh are available about significant mortality due to respiratory infections; however, literature regarding guidelines for adult immunization is limited. There is a need for extensive awareness programs across India and Bangladesh. Hence, there was a general consensus about the necessity for a rapid and urgent implementation of measures to prevent respiratory infections in pilgrims traveling to Hajj. About ten countries have developed recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination in Hajj pilgrims: France, the USA, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the UAE (Dubai Health Authority), Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, and Indonesia. At any given point whether it is Hajj or Umrah, more than a million people are present in the holy places of Mecca and Madina. Therefore, the preventive measures taken for Hajj apply for Umrah as well. This document puts forward the consensus recommendations by a group of twenty doctors following a closed-door discussion based on the scientific evidence available for India and Bangladesh regarding the prevention of respiratory tract infections in Hajj pilgrims.http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2016;volume=8;issue=4;spage=129;epage=138;aulast=MathaiHajjpneumococcal vaccinationpneumoniaprevention |
| spellingShingle | Dilip Mathai Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Ahrar Ahmed Feroz Amin R Virani Ashfaq Hasan K L Ravi Kumar Khalid Ansari Khandaker ATM Forhad Hossain Mahesh Marda M A Wahab Zubair Mohammed Mukarram Ali N Ashraf Riyaz Basha Shaeq Mirza Shafeeq Ahmed Shamim Akhtar Syed Mustafa Ashraf Zahirul Haque Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims Journal of Global Infectious Diseases Hajj pneumococcal vaccination pneumonia prevention |
| title | Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims |
| title_full | Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims |
| title_fullStr | Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims |
| title_short | Consensus recommendation for India and Bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to Hajj pilgrims |
| title_sort | consensus recommendation for india and bangladesh for the use of pneumococcal vaccine in mass gatherings with special reference to hajj pilgrims |
| topic | Hajj pneumococcal vaccination pneumonia prevention |
| url | http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2016;volume=8;issue=4;spage=129;epage=138;aulast=Mathai |
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