Should cities hosting mass gatherings invest in public health surveillance and planning? Reflections from a decade of mass gatherings in Sydney, Australia

• Egile Nagusiak: Muscatello David (Egilea), Fizzell Jan (Egilea), Churches Timothy (Egilea), Thackway Sarah (Egilea), Armstrong Paul (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mass gatherings have been defined by the World Health Organisation as "events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of a community, state or nation". This paper explores the...