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5.1. Suggestions and recommendations Author contributions

Based on the findings of the current review, the following Conceptualization: Benjamin Niriwa Pulle
suggestions and recommendations are proposed: Writing – original draft: Benjamin Niriwa Pulle
• Preventing sports-accidental infections is a collective Writing – review & editing: All authors
responsibility that starts with everyone, with health
professionals and authorities leading this campaign. Ethical approval and consent to participate
• Health managers, disease control officers, health Not applicable.
promotion/education officers, and medical laboratories
should educate the general public about the risks and Consent for publication
prevention of sports-accidental infections.
• Prevention protocols established during the Not Applicable.
COVID-19 pandemic can be effectively adapted by sports Availability of data
health experts to prevent sports-accidental infections.
• Before major sporting events, such as the FIFA World Data can be requested from the corresponding author.
Cup, all athletes, participating nations, and host
nations should undergo screenings by sports health References
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Acknowledgments Allan, K.J., Halliday, J.E.B., Moseley, M., Carter, R.W., Ahmed, A.,
We acknowledge all the staff of the College of Health – Yamfo Goris, M.G.A., et al. (2018). Assessment of animal hosts of
and the staff of the University of Ghana, Korle-Bu Campus, pathogenic Leptospira in Northern Tanzania. PLoS Neglected
for their unwavering support, which has been instrumental Tropical Diseases, 12(6):e0006444.
in the development of this manuscript. We would also like https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006444
to express our appreciation to our consultants, Martinson Alhussaini, N., W., Z., Elshaikh, U., A., M., Hamad, N., A.,
Nartey, Mr. Twum Welbert Amoani, and Mr. Samuel Delle, Nazzal, M., A., Abuzayed, M., & Al-Jayyousi, G., F. (2023). A
for their invaluable guidance. In addition, we extend our scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for
gratitude to the numerous researchers whose findings have the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
significantly enriched this paper. during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for Future
FIFA World Cups. Frontiers Public Health, 10:1078834.
Funding
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1078834.
None.
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