Outbreaks associated to large open air festivals, including music festivals, 1980 to 2012

Outbreaks associated to large open air festivals, including music festivals, 1980 to 2012.

In the minds of many, large scale open air festivals have become associated with spring and summer, attracting many people, and in the case of music festivals, thousands of music fans. These festivals share the usual health risks associated with large mass gatherings, including transmission of communicable diseases and risk of outbreaks. Large scale open air festivals have however specific char...

Pop-music festivals: some medical aspects.

In the past few years pop-music festivals on both sides of the Atlantic have rapidly increased in popularity-and length. Press and television have tended to emphasize various aspects of these assemblies, particularly the sexual licence and drug addiction, so that it was with some apprehension that-though we had agreed to staff a festival voluntarily, as we could not obtain fees-we approached ou...

Medical aspects of large outdoor festivals.

Religious Festivals and Influenza

Objectives Influenza outbreaks have been widely studied. However, the patterns between influenza and religious festivals remained unexplored. This study examined the patterns of influenza and Hanukkah in Israel, and that of influenza and Hajj in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Oman and Qatar. Method Influenza surveillance data of these seven countries from 2009 to 2017 were downloaded from the Fl...

Health Hazards Linked to Festivals: An Overview

A festival or gala is an event that is ordinarily staged by a local community that centers around and celebrates a unique aspect of that community. Among many religions, a feast is a set of celebrations in honor of God.1 Each population and community has specific rejoicings and feasts.The joy and jubilation in these solemnities alleviate psychology stress and, hence, one’s health. Nevertheless,...