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Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatherings.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Jan; 12(1):66-74.LI

Abstract

We assess risks of communicable diseases that are associated with mass gatherings (MGs), outline approaches to risk assessment and mitigation, and draw attention to some key challenges encountered by organisers and participants. Crowding and lack of sanitation at MGs can lead to the emergence of infectious diseases, and rapid population movement can spread them across the world. Many infections pose huge challenges to planners of MGs; however, these events also provide an opportunity to engage in public health action that will benefit host communities and the countries from which participants originate.

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Abubakar I
Tuberculosis Section, Health Protection Agency, London, UK.
Gautret P
No affiliation info available
Brunette GW
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Blumberg L
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Johnson D
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Poumerol G
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Memish ZA
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Barbeschi M
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Khan AS
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MeSH

CrowdingDisease OutbreaksDisease Transmission, InfectiousFoodborne DiseasesGlobal HealthHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInternational CooperationIslamPublic HealthRisk ManagementSanitationSaudi ArabiaTravel

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22192131

Citation

Abubakar, Ibrahim, et al. "Global Perspectives for Prevention of Infectious Diseases Associated With Mass Gatherings." The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 1, 2012, pp. 66-74.
Abubakar I, Gautret P, Brunette GW, et al. Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatherings. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012;12(1):66-74.
Abubakar, I., Gautret, P., Brunette, G. W., Blumberg, L., Johnson, D., Poumerol, G., Memish, Z. A., Barbeschi, M., & Khan, A. S. (2012). Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatherings. The Lancet. Infectious Diseases, 12(1), 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70246-8
Abubakar I, et al. Global Perspectives for Prevention of Infectious Diseases Associated With Mass Gatherings. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012;12(1):66-74. PubMed PMID: 22192131.
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