A crucial time for public health preparedness: Zika virus and the 2016 Olympics, Umrah, and Hajj

Lancet. 2016 Feb 13;387(10019):630-632. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00274-9. Epub 2016 Feb 7.

Authors

Habida Elachola¹, Ernesto Gozzer², Jiatong Zhuo³, Ziad A Memish⁴

Affiliations

¹ Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru.
³ Guangxi Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi, China.
⁴ Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11514, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.

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MeSH terms

Americas / epidemiology
Brazil / epidemiology
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / epidemiology
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases / prevention & control
Ceremonial Behavior
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Islam
Microcephaly / epidemiology
Microcephaly / prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control
Public Health
Saudi Arabia
Sports
Travel
Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
Zika Virus Infection / prevention & control