title: Hajj pilgrims knowledge about Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, August to September 2013.
abstract: In preparation for Hajj 2013, 360 French pilgrims were interviewed regarding their knowledge about Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Respondents were aged 20–85 years, male-female ratio was 1.05:1;64.7% were aware of the MERS situation in Saudi Arabia; 35.3% knew about the Saudi Ministry of Health recommendations for at-risk pilgrims to postpone participation in the 2013 Hajj. None of 179 at-risk individuals(49.9%) decided to cancel their Hajj participation even after advice during consultation.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Universite, Unite de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes (URMITE), Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benkouiten
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salaheddine
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belhouchat
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017934:Coronavirus; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D062486:Public Health Surveillance; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult