A cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of facemasks in preventing respiratory viral infection among Hajj pilgrims

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A cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of facemasks in preventing respiratory viral infection among Hajj pilgrims

BACKGROUND: Cost-effective interventions are needed to control the transmission of viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in mass gatherings. Facemasks are a promising preventive measure, however, previous studies on the efficacy of facemasks have been inconclusive. This study proposes a large-sc...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Mandy, Barasheed, Osamah, Rashid, Harunor, Booy, Robert, El Bashir, Haitham, Haworth, Elizabeth, Ridda, Iman, Holmes, Edward C., Dwyer, Dominic E., Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan, Memish, Ziad A., Heron, Leon
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier 2014
Subjects:	Facemask Hajj pilgrimage Influenza Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Viral respiratory tract infection
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32815/

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