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Disease transmission and mass gatherings: a case study on meningococcal infection during Hajj
BACKGROUND: Mass gatherings can not only trigger major outbreaks on-site but also facilitate global spread of infectious pathogens. Hajj is one of the largest mass gathering events worldwide where over two million pilgrims from all over the world gather annually creating intense congestion. METHODS:...
Autores principales: | Coudeville, Laurent, Amiche, Amine, Rahman, Ashrafur, Arino, Julien, Tang, Biao, Jollivet, Ombeline, Dogu, Alp, Thommes, Edward, Wu, Jianhong |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8938638/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35317742 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07234-4 |
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