Kumbh Mela 2025: A perfect storm for Zika, Nipah, and Mpox in India?

New Microbes New Infect. 2024 Nov 14:62:101537. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2024.101537. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Manvinder Brar¹, Sanjit Sah^{2

3}, Prakriti Pokhrel⁴, Rachana Mehta^{5

6}, Ganesh Bushi⁷, Ashok Kumar Balaraman⁸, Sakshi Pandey⁹, Amogh Verma^{10

11}

¹ Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 174103, India.
² Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.
³ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India.
⁴ Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁵ Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India.
⁶ Dr. Lal PathLabs - Nepal, Chandol-4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal.
⁷ Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
⁸ Research and Enterprise, University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁹ Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, 140417, Punjab, India.
¹⁰ Department of Internal Medicine, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
¹¹ Medicos In Research, Nautanwa, UP 273164, India.

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Keywords: India; Kumbh Mela; Mpox; Nipah; Zika.