Agent-based simulation framework for Epidemic forecasting during hajj seasons in Saudi Arabia

SM Alshammari, MH Ba-Aoum, NA Alganmi… - Information, 2021 - mdpi.com
The religious pilgrimage of Hajj is one of the largest annual gatherings in the world. Every
year approximately three million pilgrims travel from all over the world to perform Hajj in …

Big data opportunities for disease outbreaks detection in global mass gatherings

SM Alshammari, AM Mikler - … of the 2018 International Conference on Big …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
The different mass gatherings occurring all over the world, such as sports and religious
events, pose public health concerns due to the increased risk of transmitting infectious …

Zika virus and the Olympics.

GF Winter - British Journal of Midwifery, 2016 - search.ebscohost.com
The article discusses whether it is socially responsible and ethical of the International
Olympics Committee (OIC) and World Health Organization (WHO) to postpone or cancel the …