ReviewLancet (London, England)2019
Mass gatherings medicine: public health issues arising from mass gathering religious and sporting events.
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128 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 328 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of public health measures and strategies to reduce risk of spread of respiratory pathogens at sporting mass gatherings: systematic literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Prediction modelling studies for medical usage rates in mass gatherings: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Facemask against viral respiratory infections among Hajj pilgrims: A challenging cluster-randomized trial.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Self-reported acute respiratory illness during the pre-ritual and post-return phases of Hajj among South African pilgrims in 2025: a retrospective cohort study.IJID regions · 2026Article
- FIFA World Cup 2026 ready, infection steady: A call for coordinated prevention.New microbes and new infections · 2026Article
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup: Beyond risk, towards epidemiological opportunity.New microbes and new infections · 2026Article
- A Touch that Heals or… Kills?: Exploring the Devotees' Faith Versus the Health and Safety Risks During the Traslación in the Philippines.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in 181 Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims in Türkiye: Pre- and Post-Travel Prevalence and Serogroup Distribution n.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Observational
- Factors associated with health service utilization among Iranian pilgrims during the 2023 Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Epidemiological patterns of general surgical emergencies during Hajj pilgrimage: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Core High-Risk Foot Profiles and Surgery-Coded Care-Intensity Indicators Among Hajj Pilgrims Presenting with Foot and Ankle Conditions: A Presentation-Level Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Risk communication in mass gatherings: a scoping review.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- One Step Further: Integrating Evidence-Based Guidelines into Practice to Address Environmental Challenges at the Men's 2026 FIFA World Cup.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- The 2026 Men's FIFA Football World Cup: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Protect Player Health and Performance from Environmental Challenges.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Respiratory pathogen epidemiology in the post-pandemic era: a multicenter retrospective study from Saudi Arabia.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Are mini multiple gatherings akin to mass gathering events and do they constitute a blind spot in influenza preparedness in post-COVID Europe?New microbes and new infections · 2026Article
- From Footprints to Forecast: Baropodometry for Fall Risk Identification and Mobility Classification Among Pilgrims.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Natural infection of Aedes albopictus with the wAlbB strain and Ae. aegypti with the wPip strain of Wolbachia in Iran.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Disease Burden and Pattern of Healthcare Utilization Among Pilgrims During Hajj 2024: A Cross‑Sectional Analysis.Annals of global health · 2026Article
- On-site medical interventions for spectators at venues during major international sporting tournaments: a prospective comparative study of four single-sport and multi-sport tournaments.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
68 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Mass gathering events are associated with major public health challenges. The 2014 Lancet Series on the new discipline of mass gatherings medicine was launched at the World Health Assembly of Ministers of Health in Geneva in May, 2014. The Series covered the planning and surveillance systems used to monitor public health risks, public health threats, and experiences of health-care providers from mass gathering events in 2012 and 2013. This follow-up Review focuses on the main public health issues arising from planned mass gathering events held between 2013 and 2018. We highlight public health and research data on transmission of infectious diseases and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, mass casualty incidents, and non-communicable diseases, including thermal disorders. In the events discussed in this Review, the combination of a large influx of people, many from countries with outbreak-prone infectious diseases, with a high degree of crowd interactions imposed substantial burdens on host countries' health systems. The detection and transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in pilgrims attending the Kumbh Mela and the Hajj raise concern of possible globalisation from mass-gathering religious events. Priorities for further investments and opportunities for research into prevention, surveillance, and management of these public health issues are discussed.
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