Vaccination requirements for travellers to Saudi Arabia (pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj))
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Health requirements for pilgrims attending the Hajj in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 24-29 October 2012.
Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The 2012 Hajj is expected to gather over two million Muslims from more than 180 countries across the globe between 24 and 29 October and is by far the largest mass gathering in the world. With the Hajj approaching, the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia has issued information in Arabic and English about health requiremen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Weekly releases (1997–2007)
سال: 2000
ISSN: 9999-1233
DOI: 10.2807/esw.04.04.01671-en