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Absence of Neisseriameningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002
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Jun 2003
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):734-737.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We document the absence of carriage of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 of the sequence type 11 in returning pilgrims after the Hajj 2002. This finding contrasts with the 15% carriage rate we previously reported in pilgrims returning from the Hajj 2001. The epidemiology of carriage may be changing or may have been controlled by vaccination and a policy of administering antibiotics to pilgrims from countries with a high incidence of meningococcal disease.
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