Sharma, Avinash;
McCloskey, Brian;
Parker, Salim;
Shafi, Shuja;
Azhar, Esam I;
Memish, Ziad A;
Zumla, Alimuddin;
(2024)
The Kumbh Mela religious mass gathering in India: reducing risks for crowd-surge associated deaths and crush injuries.
Journal of Travel Medicine
, Article taae116. 10.1093/jtm/taae116.
(In press).
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Abstract
Deaths and injuries due to crowd surges are increasingly reported from mass gathering events worldwide. The 2025 Kumbh Mela religious pilgrimage is expected to attract approximately 100 million pilgrims from across India, Asia, and other continents. Reducing risk of crowd surges at the Kumbh Mela remains a crucial public health preparedness priority.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Kumbh Mela religious mass gathering in India: reducing risks for crowd-surge associated deaths and crush injuries |
| Location: | England |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jtm/taae116 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taae116 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Crowd surges, Crush injuries, Deaths, Hajj, Kumbh mela, Mass gatherings, Planning, Prevention, Religious, Safety, Stampedes |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197193 |
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