Australian Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge about MERS-CoV and other respiratory infections

Tashani, Mohamed; Alfelali, Mohammad; Barasheed, Osamah; Fatema, Fayeza Nusrat; Alqahtani, Amani; Rashid, Harunor; Booy, Robert

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Published: 21 October 2014

Australian Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge about MERS-CoV and other respiratory infections

Mohamed Tashani^1,2,
Mohammad Alfelali^1,2,
Osamah Barasheed^1,2,
Fayeza Nusrat Fatema¹,
Amani Alqahtani^1,2,
Harunor Rashid^1,3 &
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Robert Booy^1,3

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National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
Mohamed Tashani, Mohammad Alfelali, Osamah Barasheed, Fayeza Nusrat Fatema, Amani Alqahtani, Harunor Rashid & Robert Booy
School of Public Health, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
Mohamed Tashani, Mohammad Alfelali, Osamah Barasheed & Amani Alqahtani
Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, School of Biological Sciences and Sydney Medical School, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
Harunor Rashid & Robert Booy

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Tashani, M., Alfelali, M., Barasheed, O. et al. Australian Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge about MERS-CoV and other respiratory infections. Virol. Sin. 29, 318–320 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12250-014-3506-y

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Published: 21 October 2014
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Influenza
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
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