The Hajj: Communicable and Non-communicable Health Hazards and Current Guidance for Pilgrims

Overview

Journal Euro Surveill

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2010 Oct 9

PMID 20929658

Citations 27

Authors

Z A Memish

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Abstract

The Hajj has become the epicenter of mass migration of millions of Muslims of enormous ethnic diversity. No other mass gathering can compare, either in scale or in regularity. Communicable disease outbreaks of various infectious diseases have been reported repeatedly, during and following the Hajj. The Hajj 2010 starts in the first week of November 2010 and this report is a timely reminder that many infectious diseases can be avoided or averted by adopting appropriate prophylactic measures.

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