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Abstract

We performed a questionnaire study to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) among people intending to participate in the Hajj or Umrah Muslim pilgrimages. Of the 381 respondents aged between 17 and 85 years, 55% had never heard of MERS, while only one in three knew that it is a respiratory disease. Approximately half were insufficiently informed about protective measures. Prospective pilgrims do not seem prepared to take such precautions.

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome among Umrah and Hajj pilgrims in Samsun, Turkey, 2015
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Mustafa+Kursat+Sahin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sahin Mustafa Kursat</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Servet+Aker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Aker Servet</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ebru+Kaynar+Tuncel&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kaynar Tuncel Ebru</a></span>. Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning Middle East respiratory syndrome among Umrah and Hajj pilgrims in Samsun, Turkey, 2015. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2015;20(38):pii=30023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.38.30023" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.38.30023</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 14 Sept 2015;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 23 Sept 2015 </span> </p>
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