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Yellow fever and Hajj: with all eyes on Zika, a familiar flavivirus remains a threat

Qanta A. Ahmed,Ziad A. Memish

Frontiers of Medicine 2016, Volume 10, Issue 4,   Pages 527-530 doi: 10.1007/s11684-016-0487-2

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Hajj is among the world’s largest mass gatherings, drawing between 2 and 3.5 million MuslimsInfectious disease outbreaks can be imported both into the Hajj population and exported internationallyprospect of yellow fever outbreaks in Asia threatens to impact Saudi Arabia, both during and beyond the Hajj

Keywords: yellow fever     mass gathering     Saudi Arabia     Hajj     Zika virus    

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Yellow fever and Hajj: with all eyes on Zika, a familiar flavivirus remains a threat

Qanta A. Ahmed,Ziad A. Memish

Journal Article