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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Wilder-Smith, Annelies ; Barkham, Timothy M.S. ; Chew, Suok Kai ; Paton, Nicholas I.
Wilder-Smith, Annelies ; Barkham, Timothy M.S. ; Chew, Suok Kai ; Paton, Nicholas I. Less -
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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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Carrier State Disease Outbreaks Dispatch ET 37 Evolution, Molecular Female Hajj Pilgrimage Humans Islam Male Meningococcal Disease Meningococcal Infections N. Meningitidis N. Meningitidis W-15 Neisseria Meningitidis Neisseria Meningitidis, Serogroup W-135 Saudi Arabia Serotyping Travel Dispatch
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):734-737.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:180ab413b867ce3717c637b4caed1328b1f6861f5e3f5bb7be1757d816e53c57
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14171/cdc_14171_DS1.pdf
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