Nicolas Baghdadi 1,*, Mohammad Choker 1, Mehrez Zribi 2, Mohammad El Hajj 1, Simonetta Paloscia 3, Niko E. C. Verhoest 4, Hans Lievens 4,5, Frederic Baup 2 and Francesco Mattia 6 1 IRSTEA, UMR TETIS, 500 rue François Breton, F-34093 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France; [email protected] (M.C.); [email protected] (M.E.H.) 2 CESBIO, 18 av. Edouard Belin, bpi 2801, 31401 Tou...

BACKGROUND Hajj is the largest annual mass gathering of muslims. The exorbitant crowd of pilgrims and the poor condition of personal hygiene and nutrition are the main predisposing factors for different infections and food poisonings. OBJECTIVES This study investigates a gastroenteritis outbreak among an Iranian caravan of hajj pilgrims. MATERIALS AND METHODS Studying the outbreak was carri...

A new framework recognition system for identifying the missed pilgrims in Hajj and Umrah is presented in this paper. The framework recognition system is based on the Wavelet Probabilistic Neural Network (WPNN) classifier. The entire framework recognition system is capable of identifying the missed pilgrims. The framework recognition systems is developed as an application for mobile phones The p...

In this retrospective study, records of Iranian Hajj pilgrims who were hospitalized in 2 Iranian hospitals in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, from 2005 to 2007, were reviewed. Of 600 patients who were hospitalized, 12 (2.0%) were admitted due to nephrological causes, which included kidney calculi (n = 7; 58.4%), acute kidney failure (n = 2; 16.7%), urinary tract infection (n = 1; 8.3%), urinary...

This study examines the role of British involvement and impact epidemic diseases during Hajj pilgrimage from 1908 to 1914. Drawing upon a comprehensive analysis documents, research sheds light on extent engagement its repercussions spread management epidemics within context Hajj. By exploring documented evidence, including official reports correspondence, this paper offers valuable insights int...

"Leucobacter massiliensis" strain 122RC15T sp. nov. is a new species within the genus Leucobacter. The genome of this strain is described here. It was isolated from the pharynx of a 76-year-old Algerian female after travelling from the 2014 Hajj. "Leucobacter massiliensis" is a Gram-positive, aerobic bacillus. Here we describe the features including complete genome and annotation of this strain...