MERS‐CoV, influenza and other respiratory viruses among symptomatic pilgrims during 2014 hajj season

…, AM Hassan, LHM Bajrai, TM Banassir… - Journal of medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
More than two million Muslims visit Makkah, Saudi Arabia, annually to perform the religious
rituals of Hajj where the risk of spreading respiratory infections is very common. The aim …

Spike gene deletion quasispecies in serum of patient with acute MERS‐CoV infection

…, GR Abedi, O Elnile, T Banassir… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The spike glycoprotein of the Middle East respiratory coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) facilitates
receptor binding and cell entry. During investigation of a multi‐facility outbreak of MERS‐CoV …

[PDF][PDF] Burden of influenza-related severe acute respiratory infections during Hajj season 1438 (2017). Lessons and future directions

AM Assiri, SI Asiri, T Banassir… - Saudi Medical …, 2018 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Hajj. Published data indicate that influenza virus infection was a common cause of severe
respiratory illness in pilgrims returning from Hajj. 1 Hajj pilgrimage follows the lunar calendar; …