The annual Hajj pilgrimage—minimizing the risk of ill health in pilgrims from Europe and opportunity for driving the best prevention and health promotion guidelines

The annual Hajj pilgrimage—minimizing the risk of ill health in pilgrims from Europe and opportunity for driving the best prevention and health promotion guidelines

Mass gatherings at religious events can pose major public health challenges, particularly the transmission of infectious diseases. Every year the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hosts the Hajj pilgrimage, the largest gathering held on an annual basis where over 2 million people come to KSA from over 1...

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Main Authors: Shuja Shafi, Osman Dar, Mishal Khan, Minal Khan, Esam I. Azhar, Brian McCloskey, Alimuddin Zumla, Eskild Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mass agthering
Hajj
public health
prevention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310979

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