The Grand Magal of Touba in the time of a dengue outbreak in Senegal

Sokhna, Cheikh; Goumballa, Ndiaw; Gautret, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.11.002

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“…This is the first report addressing the morbidity in a cohort of pilgrims at the Grand Magal. In 2018, a dengue outbreak was associated to the Grand Magal [17,18]. A cholera outbreak involving 12,135 patients in the Grand Magal area occurred in 2004-2006, with a total of 29,556 cases reported over an 18-month in the country [16].…”

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“…Main characteristics of the Grand Magal in comparison with the Hajj pilgrimage[1,[18][19][20][21][22][23].Mina and Arafat, Saudi Arabia, Middle-East Duration of the event 1 day (18th of Safar) 5 days (8th to 12th of Dhu al-Hijjah) Main religious sites visited by attendees for praying and main rituals Touba Great Mosque, mausoleums, Wall of Mercy spring, Central library, Mouride University. Animal sacrifice.…”

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Respiratory and gastrointestinal infections at the 2017 Grand Magal de Touba, Senegal: A prospective cohort survey

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Dao

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Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

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Background: The Grand Magal of Touba is the largest Muslim pilgrimage in Senegal with a potential for infectious disease transmission. Methods: Clinical follow-up, adherence to preventive measures and qPCR-based respiratory and gastrointestinal pathogens carriage pre-and post-Magal, were assessed. Results: 110 pilgrims from South Senegal were included. The duration of stay in Touba was 3 days. 41.8% and 14.5% pilgrims reported respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. Most individuals having the onset of symptoms during their stay in Touba, or soon after returning. The acquisition of rhinoviruses, coronaviruses and adenovirus was 13.0, 16.7 and 4.6% respectively and that of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae was 3.7% and 26.9%.Acquisition of gastrointestinal viruses and parasites was low, while bacterial acquisition ranged from 2.2% for Campylobacter jejuni to 33.0% for enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Conclusion: This preliminary study confirms that Grand Magal pilgrims are likely to be exposed to communicable disease risk as observed in other pilgrimage settings. Further study including larger numbers of pilgrims are needed to investigate potential risk factors for respiratory and gastrointestinal infections at the Grand Magal.

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Respiratory and gastrointestinal infections at the 2017 Grand Magal de Touba, Senegal: A prospective cohort survey

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“…Africa has few cases of Coronavirus disease-19 so far [4]. Can this be due to a faulty detection of cases?…”

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“…Simple prevention measures can help slow the spread of the epidemic: (i) wash hands regularly with a hydroalcoholic solution or with water and soap; (ii) stay more than a meter away from anyone who is coughing or sneezing; (iii) cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or with a handkerchief when coughing or sneezing and immediately dispels the handkerchief into a closed bin; (iv) avoid gatherings as they increase the risk of transmission of respiratory viruses indeed, this has been demonstrated in Senegal during the Grand Magal of Touba [4].…”

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Senegal faces the coronavirus disease −19 challenge

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2020

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“…Dengue and malaria were the most frequent pathogens responsible for fever in our study. During 2018, dengue outbreaks occurred in Senegal [ 4 ]. It should be noted that, according to national data, only one case was reported from Mbacké, as of December 9, 2018 [ 5 ].…”

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