ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is a single-stranded RNA virus
belonging to the order Nidovirales, family Coronaviridae, and subfamily Coronavirinae …

Fasting is one of the religious rituals of Muslims worldwide who refrain from eating foods and
liquids every year during Ramadan. This year (2020), Ramadan is very different from …

Abstract Purpose of Review Mass gatherings (MGs) are characterized by a high
concentration of people at a specific time and location. Infectious diseases are of particular …

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 …

This article summarizes progress in research on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
since a FAO-OIE-WHO Global Technical Meeting held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva on …

Traditional Iranian medicine is usually used for both prevention and relief of cold and flu
symptoms in China, Iran, and many other Asian countries all over the world. There are 4 …

Abstract Background The annual Hajj to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia attracts millions of
pilgrims from around the world. International health community's attention goes towards this …

More than two million Muslims visit Makkah, Saudi Arabia, annually to perform the religious
rituals of Hajj where the risk of spreading respiratory infections is very common. The aim …

Abstract As a World Health Organization Research and Development Blueprint priority
pathogen, there is a need to better understand the geographic distribution of Middle East …