Pausing superspreader events for COVID-19 mitigation: International Hajj pilgrimage cancellation.

Memish, Ziad A; Ahmed, Yusuf; Alqahtani, Saleh A; Ebrahim, Shahul H

Memish, Ziad A; Ahmed, Yusuf; Alqahtani, Saleh A; Ebrahim, Shahul H.

Memish ZA; Research & Innovation Center, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health and College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.
Ahmed Y; University Teaching Hospitals & Associate Professor, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: Yusufahmed03@hotmail.com.
Alqahtani SA; Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: Salqaht1@jhmi.edu.
Ebrahim SH; University of Sciences, Technique and Technology, Bamako, Mali. Electronic address: ebrahimsh2@gmail.com.

Travel Med Infect Dis ; 36: 101817, 2020.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-668260

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Ceremonial Behavior; Communicable Disease Control; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control; Islam; Pandemics/prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control; Travel; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Humans; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Travel / Ceremonial Behavior / Communicable Disease Control / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Islam Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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