Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002

Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002

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 ma...

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Main Authors: Annelies Wilder-Smith, Timothy M.S. Barkham, Suok Kai Chew, Nicholas I. Paton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dispatch
ET 37
Hajj pilgrimage
meningococcal disease
N. meningitidis
N. meningitidis W-15
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0725_article

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