Disease transmission and mass gatherings: a case study on meningococcal infection during Hajj

BMC Infectious Diseases
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Disease transmission and mass gatherings: a case study on meningococcal infection during Hajj
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 pilgrim…
Authors: Laurent Coudeville, Amine Amiche, Ashrafur Rahman, Julien Arino, Biao Tang, Ombeline Jollivet, Alp Dogu, Edward Thommes and Jianhong Wu
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2022 22:275
Content type: Research article Published on: 22 March 2022