More than two million Muslim pilgrims descended on Mecca this week (October 1 - 7) for the annual hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam. Diseases carried by travelers are always a concern, and this year Saudi officials took precautions against Ebola. In addition to screening all arriving airline passengers, the Saudi Ministry of Health refused to issue visas to would-be pilgrims from countries that have been hit hardest by Ebola: Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/headlines/hajj/
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