Hajj and Umrah mass gatherings and COVID-19 infection

VT Hoang, P Gautret, ZA Memish… - Current tropical medicine …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We discuss the risk of COVID-19 in religious mass gathering
events including Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. Recent Findings The risk of transmission of …

Transmission of respiratory tract infections at mass gathering events

E Petersen, ZA Memish, A Zumla… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Respiratory tract infections are a major cause of morbidity in pilgrims attending mass
gathering events. The management of severe respiratory infections should consider …

[HTML][HTML] Hajj 2021: Role of mitigation measures for health security

AA Alahmari, AA Khan, FA Alamri, YS Almuzaini… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose After the impressive results of the 2020 Hajj management, Saudi authorities
decided to expand the quota to 60,000 pilgrims in 2021, which resulted in a convenient and …

Prevalence of diabetes and hypertension among Hajj pilgrims: a systematic review

S Yezli, A Mushi, Y Almuzaini, B Balkhi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Hajj mass gathering is attended by over two million Muslims each year, many of whom
are elderly and have underlying health conditions. Data on the number of pilgrims with …

[HTML][HTML] Healthcare policies, precautionary measures and outcomes of mass gathering events in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: Expedited review

AA Alahmari, AA Khan, FA Alamri, YS Almuzaini… - Journal of Infection and …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, several countries suspended or
restricted mass gathering (MG) events to mitigate the risk of superspreading events …

Factors associated with pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage: a systematic review

EFG Neal, J Chan, CD Nguyen… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Pneumococcal disease is a major contributor to global childhood morbidity and mortality
and is more common in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) than in high-income …

[HTML][HTML] Social norms and risks at mass gatherings: A systematic review

W Alhajri, A Templeton, A Moore - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Respiratory Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Encoding Gene in Hajj Pilgrims

TL Dao, VT Hoang, P Gautret - Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To assess the carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-encoding
genes (MRSA) among French Hajj pilgrim cohorts. Methods A prospective cohort study was …

Assessment of preventative measures practice among Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, 1440H-2019

M Tobaiqy, AH Alhasan, MM Shams, SA Amer… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Annually, approximately 10 million pilgrims travel to the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia (KSA) for Umrah from more than 180 countries. This event presents major challenges …

A longitudinal study regarding the health profile of the 2017 South African hajj pilgrims

A Mushi, Y Yassin, A Khan, B Alotaibi, S Parker… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background The Hajj mass gathering annually attracts over two million Muslim pilgrims
worldwide to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We aimed to establish demographics and …