The Hajj pilgrimage and surveillance for Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pilgrims from African countries

Trop Med Int Health. 2014 Jul;19(7):838-40. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12318. Epub 2014 Apr 18.

Authors

Alimuddin Zumla¹, Peter Mwaba, Matthew Bates, Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq, Markus Maeurer, Ziad A Memish

Affiliation

¹ Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; UNZA-UCLMS Research and Training Programme, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia; Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK; UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; Hajj; MERS-CoV; Respiratory tract infections; Screening; camels; coronavirus.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Animals
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Epidemiological Monitoring
Humans
Islam*
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / transmission
Travel*