| Literature DB >> 24135123 |
P Gautret1, S Benkouiten, I Salaheddine, K Belhouchat, T Drali, P Parola, P Brouqui.
Abstract
In preparation for Hajj 2013, 360 French pilgrims were interviewed regarding their knowledge about Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Respondents were aged 20–85 years, male-female ratio was 1.05:1;64.7% were aware of the MERS situation in Saudi Arabia; 35.3% knew about the Saudi Ministry of Health recommendations for at-risk pilgrims to postpone participation in the 2013 Hajj. None of 179 at-risk individuals(49.9%) decided to cancel their Hajj participation even after advice during consultation.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24135123 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.41.20604
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X