Summary Pre-Olympic Games predictions commonly include an increase in population-
based physical activity in the host city, as often stated in the bid, but the post-Olympic Games …

Mass gatherings are regarded as potential risks for transmission of infectious diseases, and
might compromise the health system of countries in which they are hosted. The evidence for …

Background: The Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world,
is associated with various challenges for nurses. One of these challenges is increased …

Background The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a mass gathering event
that will present a major public health challenge. The Health Protection Agency, in …

Public health research is essential for the development of effective policies and planning to
address health security and risks associated with mass gatherings (MGs). Crucial research …

Background Mass gatherings have been defined by the World Health Organisation as"
events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response …

Background Influenza viruses pose a threat to human health because of their potential to
cause global disease. Between mid March and mid April a pandemic influenza A virus …

Syndromic surveillance – a public health legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
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The revised international health regulations offer a framework that can be used by host
countries to organise public health activities for mass gatherings. From June 8, to July 1 …

In India mass gatherings are especially common in religious congregations. Sabarimala is
one of the most crowded sacred places in India and the most crowded in the state of Kerala …