EURO 2008 - preparations for the football championship in Austria

R Strauss; R Muchl; C Hain; H Hrabcik

doi:10.2807/ese.13.14.08086-en

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EURO 2008 - preparations for the football championship in Austria
R Strauss¹ , R Muchl¹ , C Hain¹ , H Hrabcik¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Directorate of Public Health, Federal Ministry for Health, Family and Youth, Vienna, Austria

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Citation style for this article: Strauss R, Muchl R, Hain C, Hrabcik H. EURO 2008 - preparations for the football championship in Austria. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(14):pii=8086. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.14.08086-en

Abstract

The European Football Championship 2008 (EURO 2008) is jointly organised by Switzerland and Austria and will take place between 7 and 29 June 2008. The Austrian Public Health Service is making special preparations for a potential public health crisis during this mass gathering, which is expected to have around 550,000 spectators [1].