| Literature DB >> 27260241 |
Moataz Abd El Ghany1, Hazem Sharaf2, Grant A Hill-Cawthorne3.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Hajj; Mass gathering; Preventive measures; Vaccination; Vaccines
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27260241 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Infect Dis ISSN: 1201-9712 Impact factor: 3.623