Mass Gatherings and Infectious Diseases. Prevention, Detection, and Control

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 725-737

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Memish, Ziad A ^b  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Hajj; Infectious diseases; Mass gathering; Mass migration; Pilgrimage; Prevention; Travel

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

BEHAVIOR; CROWDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MASS GATHERING; MEASLES; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PERTUSSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MOVEMENT PATTERN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIETY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84866003018     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.05.005     Document Type: Review

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