Middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus. What travel health advice should be given to Hajj pilgrims?

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 263-265

  Gautret, Philippe ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EMPORIATRICS; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JORDAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; MOSLEM; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRAVEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WILD ANIMAL;

CORONAVIRUS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROWDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; ISLAM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; TRAVEL MEDICINE;

EID: 84885603918     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.08.009     Document Type: Editorial

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