title: Mass gatherings medicine: international cooperation and progress.
authors.affiliation: Global Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 11176, Saudi Arabia; Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: zmemish@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.affiliation: Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, and University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
authors.affiliation: Global Health and WHO Collaborating Centre on Mass Gatherings, Public Health England, London, UK.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCloskey
authors.affiliation: Chatham House, London, UK; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heymann
authors.affiliation: Global Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh 11176, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al Rabeeah
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbeschi
authors.affiliation: The Lancet, London, UK.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods*; D062486:Public Health Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012916:Soccer; D013177:Sports; D014195:Travel