Respiratory viruses in returning Hajj & Umrah pilgrims with acute respiratory illness in 2014-2015 Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background & objectives: Respiratory tract infections are common among Hajj and Umrah pilgrims which pose a public health risk of spread of respiratory infections. Influenza has been reported from Indian Hajj and Umrah returning pilgrims, but data on other respiratory pathogens are sparse in India. Here we report the presence of common respiratory viral pathogens in returning Hajj and Umrah pilgrims suffering from acute respiratory ...