Establishing Medical Coverage and Epidemiological Surveillance during the Grand Magal of Touba in Senegal: A Public Health Need

• Main Authors: Cheikh Sokhna (Author), Balla Mbacké Mboup (Author), Ndiaw Goumbala (Author), Mamadou Dieng (Author), Ahmadou Bamba Sylla (Author), Didier Raoult (Author), Philippe Parola (Author), Philippe Gautret (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Grand Magal is a religious pilgrimage that takes place in Senegal. An estimated 4-5 million individuals yearly gather in the holy city of Touba. Pilgrims comes from the whole Senegal and surrounding countries and from countries outside of Africa where Mouride Senegalese emigrated. It is the larg...