title: The Hajj pilgrimage and surveillance for Middle East Respiratory syndrome coronavirus in pilgrims from African countries.
authors.affiliation: Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; UNZA-UCLMS Research and Training Programme, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia; Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK; UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mwaba
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Jaffar A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Al-Tawfiq
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeurer
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D018352:Coronavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014195:Travel
keywords: Africa; Hajj; MERS-CoV; Respiratory tract infections; Screening; camels; coronavirus
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