Yellow fever and Hajj 2019: from airline introduction of mosquitoes to expanding geography of transmission and vaccination challenges

J Travel Med. 2019 Sep 2;26(6):taz051. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz051.

Authors

Shahul H Ebrahim¹, Ziad A Memish^{2

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Affiliations

¹ University of Sciences, Technique and Technology, Bamako, Mali.
² College of Medicine, Alfaisal University.
³ Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

PMID: 31321432
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz051

No abstract available

Keywords: Hajj; Saudi Arabia; mass gathering; vaccine shortage; yellow fever.

MeSH terms

Aedes / pathogenicity
Air Travel*
Animals
Crowding*
Culicidae
Global Health
Humans
Islam
Saudi Arabia
Travel
Vaccination Coverage / standards
Yellow Fever / prevention & control
Yellow Fever / transmission*
Yellow Fever Vaccine / supply & distribution

Substances

Yellow Fever Vaccine