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Re:Why unprecedented birdflu outbreaks sweeping the world ar... by pvg on Thursday May 26, 2022 @05:45PM (#31523719)
No because the Hajj is time-specific. It also brings together many people who might not otherwise travel.
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Re:Why unprecedented birdflu outbreaks sweeping the world ar... by dredmorbius on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:27AM (#31526003)
Chinese New Year celebrations and US Thanksgiving holidays are similar potentially large superspreading events, though they're decentralised. Airports themselves may serve as hubs.

College Spring Break, with congregations in Florida, Las Vegas, and Mexican resorts are also as concern. Florida spring-breakers featured early in the US Covid outbreak. US spring-break revelers vacationing in Mexico were an early phase of the 2009 swine flu outbreak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_pandemic_in_Mex...

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