Hosting of mass gathering sporting events during the 2013–2016 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa: experience from three African countries

• Lucille Blumberg,
• Jetri Regmi,
• Tina Endricks,
• Brian McCloskey,
• Eskild Petersen,
• Alimuddin Zumla,
• Maurizio Barbeschi

Affiliations

Lucille Blumberg

National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, 1 Modderfontein Rd, Sandringham, Johannesburg, 2192, South Africa

Jetri Regmi

World Health Organization WHO/HSE/GCR, Geneva, Switzerland

Tina Endricks

Global Health Department, Public Health England, London, UK

Brian McCloskey

Global Health Department, Public Health England, London, UK

Eskild Petersen

Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

Alimuddin Zumla

Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Maurizio Barbeschi

World Health Organization WHO/HSE/GCR, Geneva, Switzerland