Dear Editor,With the intense crowding in mass gatherings such as Hajj,there is a high risk of acquisition of airborne in-fections with the potential for its transmission in the pilgrims’country of origin(Memish Z A,e...Dear Editor,With the intense crowding in mass gatherings such as Hajj,there is a high risk of acquisition of airborne in-fections with the potential for its transmission in the pilgrims’country of origin(Memish Z A,et al.,2014).The risk of importing serious infections from Hajj has escalated since the emergence of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus(MERS-CoV)in Saudi Arabia and other neighbouring countries from September2012.Active surveillance of Hajj pilgrims in 2012 and展开更多
基金support of the Islamic Development Bank(IDB),the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia,CanberraSaudi Arabian Cultural Mission,Canberra+5 种基金Ministry of Higher Education,RiyadhMinistry of Health,RiyadhMinistry of Hajj(Deputy Minister’s Office),Meccathe Custodian of the two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj and Umrah Research,Meccafunding from the Qatar National Research Fund(NPRP 6-1505-3-358)financial support from pharmaceutical companies CSL,Sanofi,GSK,Novartis,Roche
文摘Dear Editor,With the intense crowding in mass gatherings such as Hajj,there is a high risk of acquisition of airborne in-fections with the potential for its transmission in the pilgrims’country of origin(Memish Z A,et al.,2014).The risk of importing serious infections from Hajj has escalated since the emergence of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus(MERS-CoV)in Saudi Arabia and other neighbouring countries from September2012.Active surveillance of Hajj pilgrims in 2012 and