Respiratory viral infections pose a public health concern during mass gathering (MG)
events. Sustainable and continuous surveillance of respiratory viruses remains a priority to …

COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections at mass gath... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections at mass gathering religious and …

Mass gatherings pose a set of serious health risks to attendees. Yet, the risks at mass
gatherings have not been systematically reviewed and categorised, and there has been a …

Mass gathering events and transmission of respiratory tract... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Mass gathering events and transmission of respiratory tract infections: updates pre …

Objectives Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) due to human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are
common in pilgrims during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The objective of this study was to …

The risk of transmission of respiratory tract infections is considerably enhanced at mass
gathering (MG) religious events. Hajj is an annual Islamic MG event with approximately 3 …

Methods Patients presenting with an influenza-like illness (ILI) were tested using multiplex
RT-PCR (QIAstat-Dx, Qiagen). The multiplexed RT-PCR test detects 21 respiratory viruses …

This study estimates the point prevalence of symptomatic respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
among returned Hajj pilgrims and their contacts in 2021. Using the computer-assisted …

This systematised review aims to compare the epidemiological patterns of Hajj-acquired
airborne infections among pilgrims from low and middle-income countries (LMIC) versus …

Objectives To map the current evidence about the health concerns and the potential
solutions related to the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Design A scoping review was applied …