id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-293247-ltxt2dfv Elachola, Habida Advancing the global health security agenda in light of the 2015 annual Hajj pilgrimage and other mass gatherings 2015-10-09 .txt text/plain 1233 57 44 title: Advancing the global health security agenda in light of the 2015 annual Hajj pilgrimage and other mass gatherings Although current GHSA is yet to specifically highlight mass gathering preparedness as a strategic priority even in countries with high participant contribution to mass gatherings, the 12 Global Health Security Agenda action packages and the strategies to minimize the implications of mass gathering on public health are similar. Given that two-thirds of the emerging diseases are zoonotic, human-animal interaction during some mass gatherings such as the Hajj further increases the risk, and Saudi Arabia imports sacrifice animals from 6 countries. Mass gatherings offer opportunities to implement, test, and assess GHSA objectives in its entirety and can contribute significantly to health security of individuals, nations, and the world. Mass gatherings medicine and global health security ./cache/cord-293247-ltxt2dfv.txt ./txt/cord-293247-ltxt2dfv.txt