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The Grand Magal of Touba was spared by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sokhna, Cheikh; Goumballa, Ndiaw; Hoang, Van Thuan; Bassene, Hubert; Parola, Philippe; Gautret, Philippe.
  • Sokhna C; VITROME, Campus International IRD-UCAD de l'IRD, Dakar, Senegal; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France. Electronic address: cheikh.sokhna@ird.fr.
  • Goumballa N; VITROME, Campus International IRD-UCAD de l'IRD, Dakar, Senegal; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.
  • Hoang VT; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France; Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Binh, Vietnam.
  • Bassene H; VITROME, Campus International IRD-UCAD de l'IRD, Dakar, Senegal; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France.
  • Parola P; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.
  • Gautret P; IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, SSA, VITROME, Marseille, France.
Int J Infect Dis ; 105: 470-471, 2021 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1014555
ABSTRACT
In the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, all mass gathering (MG) events have been cancelled. The Grand Magal took place on October 6, 2020, in Touba, Senegal, which was the only MG event organized in 2020. This Muslim pilgrimage gathers about four million Muslim Mourides from Senegal and beyond. No significant increase in COVID-19 cases was therefore observed at the national level in the weeks following the Grand Magal. This successful strategy is an invitation to better promote community commitments by public authorities in their various strategies.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 / Islam Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 / Islam Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article