public health surveillance and hajj pilgrimage as a mass gathering.
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Public Health Surveillance and Hajj Pilgrimage as a Mass Gathering
A mass gathering (MG) is defined by World Health Organization (WHO) as “any occasion, either organized or spontaneous, that attracts sufficient numbers of people to strain the planning and response resources of the community, city or nation hosting the event” (1). Hajj pilgrimage is one of the fundamental pillars of Islam which must be performed by those Muslims with adequate means and health o...
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iranian journal of public healthجلد ۴۲، شماره ۷، صفحات ۷۹۱-۷۹۲
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