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What is the experience from previous mass gathering events? Lessons for Zika virus and the Olympics 2016
Document Type
article
Source
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 47, Iss C, Pp 1-4 (2016)
Subject
Mass gatherings
Hajj
Mela Kumba
Zika virus
Olympic games
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1201-9712
1878-3511
Abstract
All previous experiences from different mass gathering show that vaccine preventable diseases is the most important infections like influemza, hepatitis A, polio and meningitis. Three mass gathering held in Africa during the Ebola outbreak accepted participants from West Africa and was able to handle the theoretical risk without any incident. Therefore we believe that the Olympc games in Rio de Janeiro should not be canceled. The number of visitors to the games is a tine fraction (1%) of other visitors to Zika endemic con tries and it will have no measurable effect on the risk of spreading Zika virus, if the games was cancelled.