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  1. A cluster-randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of facemasks in preventing respiratory viral infection among Hajj pilgrims

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  2. Changes in the prevalence of influenza-like illness and influenza vaccine uptake among Hajj pilgrims: A 10-year retrospective analysis of data

    Article • Vaccine, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Osamah Barasheed, Dr Saad Alghamdi

  3. No evidence of MERS-CoV in Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims: cautious interpretation is needed

    Article • Tropical Medicine & International Health, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  4. Respiratory viruses in Hajj pilgrims

    Article • Virologica Sinica, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  5. Influenza Vaccination Among Australian Hajj Pilgrims: Uptake, Attitudes, and Barriers

    Article • Journal of Travel Medicine, November 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Osamah Barasheed, Professor Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam

  6. Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial to Test Effectiveness of Facemasks in Preventing Influenza-like Illness Transmission among Australian Hajj Pilgrims in 2011

    Article • Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Osamah Barasheed, Dr Saad Alghamdi

  7. Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake Among Australian Hajj Pilgrims in 2011-13

    Article • Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Osamah Barasheed, Mohamed Tashani, Dr Saad Alghamdi

  8. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey Concerning Antimicrobial Use among Australian Hajj Pilgrims

    Article • Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  9. Foot Injuries Among Hajj Pilgrims with and Without Diabetes Mellitus: Implications for Infection Management

    Article • Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, October 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  10. Australian Hajj pilgrims’ knowledge about MERS-CoV and other respiratory infections

    Article • Virologica Sinica, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  11. Acute febrile respiratory infection symptoms in Australian Hajjis at risk of exposure to Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, October 2013, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  12. Prevention of influenza at Hajj: applications for mass gatherings

    Article • Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, June 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr Osamah Barasheed

  13. Unmasking Masks in Makkah: Preventing Influenza at Hajj

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Osamah Barasheed, Professor Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam