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| Title |
Emergence of medicine for mass gatherings: lessons from the Hajj
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Lancet Infectious Diseases, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1016/s1473-3099(11)70337-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ziad A Memish, Gwen M Stephens, Robert Steffen, Qanta A Ahmed |
| Abstract |
Although definitions of mass gatherings (MG) vary greatly, they consist of large numbers of people attending an event at a specific site for a finite time. Examples of MGs include World Youth Day, the summer and winter Olympics, rock concerts, and political rallies. Some of the largest MGs are spiritual in nature. Among all MGs, the public health issues, associated with the Hajj (an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) is clearly the best reported-probably because of its international or even intercontinental implications in terms of the spread of infectious disease. Hajj routinely attracts 2·5 million Muslims for worship. WHO's global health initiatives have converged with Saudi Arabia's efforts to ensure the wellbeing of pilgrims, contain infectious diseases, and reinforce global health security through the management of the Hajj. Both initiatives emphasise the importance of MG health policies guided by sound evidence and based on experience and the timeliness of calls for a new academic science-based specialty of MG medicine. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 22% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 276 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Gambia | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 262 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 53 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 41 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 57 | 21% |
| Unknown | 47 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 89 | 32% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 63 | 23% |
| Unknown | 62 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 31. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 October 2020.
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#1,297,533
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#1,665
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#8,043
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#7
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