Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope

Vaccination is an effective preventive measure that has been used in the unique Hajj pilgrimage setting to control the transmission of infectious diseases. The current vaccination policy applied during Hajj is reviewed herein, highlighting the effectiveness of the approaches applied and identifying...

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Main Authors:	Moataz Abd El Ghany, Hazem Sharaf, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Mass gathering Hajj Vaccination Vaccines Preventive measures
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310670

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spelling	doaj-415beba027db453092d79f937a5393232020-11-24T22:49:54ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97121878-35112016-06-0147C293710.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.024Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hopeMoataz Abd El Ghany0Hazem Sharaf1Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne2The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaIndependent Researcher, Cairo, EgyptThe Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaVaccination is an effective preventive measure that has been used in the unique Hajj pilgrimage setting to control the transmission of infectious diseases. The current vaccination policy applied during Hajj is reviewed herein, highlighting the effectiveness of the approaches applied and identifying research gaps that need to be filled in order to improve the development and dissemination of Hajj vaccination strategies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310670Mass gatheringHajjVaccinationVaccinesPreventive measures
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title	Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
title_short	Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
title_full	Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
title_fullStr	Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
title_full_unstemmed	Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
title_sort	hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope
publisher	Elsevier
series	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
issn	1201-9712 1878-3511
publishDate	2016-06-01
description	Vaccination is an effective preventive measure that has been used in the unique Hajj pilgrimage setting to control the transmission of infectious diseases. The current vaccination policy applied during Hajj is reviewed herein, highlighting the effectiveness of the approaches applied and identifying research gaps that need to be filled in order to improve the development and dissemination of Hajj vaccination strategies.
topic	Mass gathering Hajj Vaccination Vaccines Preventive measures
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310670
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Hajj vaccinations—facts, challenges, and hope

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