What is the experience from previous mass gathering events? Lessons for Zika virus and the Olympics 2016

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-4

  Zumla, A ^a   McCloskey, B ^b   Bin Saeed, A A ^c   Dar, O ^b   Al Otabi, B ^d   Perlmann, S ^e   Gautret, P ^f   Roy, N ^g   Blumberg, L ^h   Azhar, E I ⁱ   Barbeschi, M ^j   Memish, Z ^k   Petersen, E ^l,m  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^f APHM North Hospital Transfert Unit   (France)

^g TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (India)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

ⁱ KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^j WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^k ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^l AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^m ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

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Author keywords

Hajj; Mass gatherings; Mela Kumba; Olympic games; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC GOITER; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INDIA; MASS GATHERING EVENT; MASS SCREENING; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SOCIETY; VACCINATION; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS; CROWDING (AREA); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MALE; RISK; SPORT; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL;

AFRICA; AFRICA, WESTERN; CROWDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SPORTS; TRAVEL; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84977637330     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.010     Document Type: Article

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