Incidence, risk factors, and whole-genome sequence of SARs-CoV-2 and influenza virus among the Egyptian pilgrims returning from Umrah mass gathering in Saudi Arabia, April-May 2022

• Published in: Journal of infection and public health Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 1290 - 1296
• Main Authors: Kandeel, Amr, Fahim, Manal, Deghedy, Ola, Alim, Walaa, Roshdy, Wael H., Khalifa, Mohamed K., El Shesheny, Rabeh, Kandeil, Ahmed, Naguib, Amel, Elguindy, Nancy, Abdel Fattah, Mohammad, Afifi, Salma, Mohsen, Amira, Abdelghaffar, Khaled
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 Vaccines; Cross-Sectional Studies; Egypt; Egypt - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Influenza Vaccines; Influenza virus; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Male; Mass Gatherings; Middle Aged; Orthomyxoviridae; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Short Communication; Travel; Umrah pilgrims; Whole-genome sequencing; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Umrah pilgrims; Whole-genome sequencing; Influenza virus; Egypt; Incidence

Ramadan Umrah is the second largest Islamic pilgrimage with 2.75 million pilgrims allowed in 2022. This report presents the results of a survey among Egyptian pilgrims returning from Ramadan Umrah to monitor SARS-CoV-2 and influenza activity and identify prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants after this mass...