Summer Hajj pilgrimage in the era of global warming: a call for vigilance and better understanding of the risks

J Travel Med. 2019 Oct 14;26(7):taz069. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taz069.

Authors

Saber Yezli¹, Anas Khan^{1

2}, Abderrezak Bouchama³

Affiliations

¹ The Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ Experimental Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 31518432
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taz069

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Global Warming*
Heat Stroke / epidemiology*
Heat Stroke / etiology
Hot Temperature / adverse effects*
Humans
Incidence
Islam*
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
Seasons*
Travel*