The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak is ongoing in the Arabian Peninsula. CDC has issued a MERS travel alert with health recommendations to reduce your risk of infection.
The World Health Organization has made the following recommendations:
High-risk travelers (for example, people who have weakened immune systems or who have diabetes, chronic lung disease, or kidney failure) should review their risk with a doctor and consider whether the pilgrimage is advisable.
People who develop respiratory illness while they are at Hajj should isolate themselves or, if isolation is not possible, wear a surgical mask around people.
Travelers should avoid contact with camels, not visit farms, and not consume raw camel milk or urine or undercooked meat.
In addition, for the 2014 Pilgrimage, the Saudi Ministry of Health recommends that the following groups postpone travel:
People older than 65 years
Children younger than 12 years
Pregnant women
People with chronic diseases (such as heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, or respiratory disease)
People with weakened immune systems or who take drugs that suppress the immune system
People with cancer or terminal illness
via Avian Flu Diary: CDC Updated Travel Advice For Umrah & Hajj.
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