Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatherings

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-74

  Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b   Gautret, Philippe ^c   Brunette, Gary W ^d   Blumberg, Lucille ^e   Johnson, David ^f   Poumerol, Gilles ^g   Memish, Ziad A ^h,i   Barbeschi, Maurizio ^g   Khan, Ali S ^d,j  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c North University Hospital   (France)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^f SANOFI PASTEUR   (France)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

ⁱ ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^j Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROWDING; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; FECES; FOOD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA; MASS GATHERING; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORBIDITY; MOUTH; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; SANITATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SHIGELLOSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS STRAIN; WEST NILE FEVER; YELLOW FEVER; ZOONOSIS;

CROWDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISLAM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SANITATION; SAUDI ARABIA; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84055198943     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70246-8     Document Type: Review

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