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Published Online October 29, 2009
Science DOI: 10.1126/science.1183210

Policy Forum

Submitted on October 10, 2009
Accepted on October 23, 2009

Pandemic H1N1 and the 2009 Hajj

Shahul H. Ebrahim 1*, Ziad A. Memish 2, Timothy M. Uyeki 1, Tawfik A. M. Khoja 3, Nina Marano 1, Scott J. N. McNabb 1

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
2 Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3 Executive Board, Health Ministers’ Council for Cooperation, Council of Gulf States, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Shahul H. Ebrahim , E-mail: Sbe2{at}cdc.gov

It will take vigilance, commitment, and action by all global stakeholders to reduce the potential impact of pandemic influenza during the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage.




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