Establishing Medical Coverage and Epidemiological Surveillance during the Grand Magal of Touba in Senegal: A Public Health Need.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101592084 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2210-6014 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22106006 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Epidemiol Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2021- : [Cham] : Springer
      Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2011]-
    • Subject Terms:
      Delivery of Health Care* ; Epidemiological Monitoring* ; Islam*; COVID-19/*epidemiology ; COVID-19/*prevention & control; Health Services Needs and Demand ; Humans ; Public Health ; Senegal/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      The Grand Magal is a religious pilgrimage that takes place in Senegal. An estimated 4-5 million individuals yearly gather in the holy city of Touba. Pilgrims comes from the whole Senegal and surrounding countries and from countries outside of Africa where Mouride Senegalese emigrated. It is the largest Mass Gathering (MG) event of the Mouride community and the largest Muslim religious MG in West Africa. The context of the Grand Magal MG is unique given its location in a tropical developing country and its international component which may favour the globalization of local endemic diseases and warrants investment in modern methods for public health surveillance and planning of the event.
      Competing Interests: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.
      (© 2020 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Covid-19; Grand Magal of Touba; Mass gathering; Senegal; surveillance system
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200922 Date Completed: 20210121 Latest Revision: 20210121
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7758853
    • Accession Number:
      10.2991/jegh.k.200620.001
    • Accession Number:
      32959622