Global Public Health Implications of a Mass Gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia During the Midst of an Influenza Pandemic
Open Access
- 31 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Travel Medicine
- Vol. 17 (2), 75-81
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00397.x
Abstract
Background. Every year millions of pilgrims from around the world gather under extremely crowded conditions in Mecca, Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.Keywords
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