Traveling to Mass Gatherings

When you're going to be in a large crowd of people. it's important to be aware of possible health risks!

Mass gatherings involve a large number of people (sometimes in the millions) at a specific location, for a specific purpose, during a defined time frame.

Risks caused by crowding you should be aware of include:

• Poor hygiene at or around temporary food and sanitation facilities
• Challenging security situations
• Sun & heat exposure
• Diseases caused by bug bites (like malaria, dengue, Zika, chikungunya, Lyme, and yellow fever).
• Increased risk of preventable diseases due to an influx of people

For more, read the CDC article on Travel to Mass Gatherings