Journal
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw046
Keywords
Camel; Hajj; Knowledge; attitude and practice (KAP); MERS-CoV; Pilgrims; Saudi Arabia; Unpasteurized milk
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- Baxter
- CSL
- GSK
- Merck
- Novartis
- Pfizer
- Roche
- Romark
- Sanofi Pasteur
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Through a prospective cohort study the relationship between travellers' awareness of MERS-CoV, and compliance with preventive measures and exposure to camels was evaluated among Australian Hajj pilgrims who attended Hajj in 2015. Only 28% of Australian Hajj pilgrims were aware of MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia. Those who were aware of MERS-CoV were more likely to receive recommended vaccines [odds ratio (OR) 3.1, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.5-5.9, P < 0.01], but there was no significant difference in avoiding camels or their raw products during Hajj between those who were aware of MERS-CoV and those who were not (OR 1.2, 95% CI: 0.3-5.2, P = 0.7). Hajj pilgrims' awareness is reflected in some of their practices but not in all.
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