ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2016
Prevention of pneumococcal infections during mass gathering.
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- Clinical respiratory infections and pneumonia during the Hajj pilgrimage: A systematic review.Travel medicine and infectious diseasePooled it
- Pneumococcal Infection and Vaccination-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Saudi Residents.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Observational
- Invasive pneumococcal disease in the Gulf region: a narrative review of incidence, burden, and vaccine strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of PPV23 vaccination for the Malaysian Hajj pilgrims.PloS one · 2022Article
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- The Hajj 2019 Vaccine Requirements and Possible New Challenges.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2019Article
- Uptake of Recommended Vaccines and Its Associated Factors Among Malaysian Pilgrims During Hajj and Umrah 2018.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
- Preparedness of community-based organisations in biohazard: reliability and validity of an assessment tool.Family medicine and community health · 2019Article
- Mandatory meningococcal vaccine, and other recommended immunisations: Uptake, barriers, and facilitators among health care workers and trainees at Hajj.World journal of clinical cases · 2018Article
- Proportion of adult community-acquired pneumonia cases attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae among Hajj pilgrims in 2016.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2018Article
- Expected immunizations and health protection for Hajj and Umrah 2018 -An overview.Travel medicine and infectious disease · 2017Review
- Vaccinations against respiratory infections in Arabian Gulf countries: Barriers and motivators.World journal of clinical cases · 2017Article
- Exploring barriers to and facilitators of preventive measures against infectious diseases among Australian Hajj pilgrims: cross-sectional studies before and after Hajj.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2016Article
- The annual Hajj pilgrimage-minimizing the risk of ill health in pilgrims from Europe and opportunity for driving the best prevention and health promotion guidelines.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2016Article
- Vaccination in Hajj: An Overview of the Recent Findings.International journal of preventive medicine · 2016Review
- Bacterial respiratory carriage in French Hajj pilgrims and the effect of pneumococcal vaccine and other individual preventive measures: A prospective cohort survey.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
- The Saudi Thoracic Society pneumococcal vaccination guidelines-2016.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
The interest in mass gathering and its implications has been increasing due to globalization and international travel. The potential occurrence of infectious disease outbreaks during mass gathering is most feared. In this context, respiratory tract infections are of great concern due to crowding in a limited space which facilitates and magnifies the potential of disease spread among attendees. Pneumococcal disease is best described among pilgrims to Makkah and vaccination is one of the methods for the prevention of this disease. Pneumonia was described in a mass gathering with a prevalence of 4.8/100,000 pilgrims and contributes to 15-39% of hospitalizations. Various studies showed that 7-37% of pilgrims are 65 y of age or older. The uptake of pneumococcal vaccine among pilgrims is low at 5%. There is no available data to make strong recommendations for S. pneumoniae vaccination of all pilgrims, it is important that a high risk population receive the indicated vaccination. We reviewed the available literature on the burden of pneumococcal infections during mass gathering and evaluate the available literature on pneumococcal vaccinations for attendees of mass gathering.
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