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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doaj-42fb6b51b4354cd3904c4d3c3f709bd12020-11-25T00:37:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-06-019673473710.3201/eid0906.020725Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002Annelies Wilder-SmithTimothy M.S. BarkhamSuok Kai ChewNicholas I. PatonWe 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/02-0725_articledispatchET 37Hajj pilgrimagemeningococcal diseaseN. meningitidisN. meningitidis W-15 |
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Annelies Wilder-Smith Timothy M.S. Barkham Suok Kai Chew Nicholas I. Paton Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 Emerging Infectious Diseases dispatch ET 37 Hajj pilgrimage meningococcal disease N. meningitidis N. meningitidis W-15 |
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Annelies Wilder-Smith Timothy M.S. Barkham Suok Kai Chew Nicholas I. Paton |
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Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 |
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Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 |
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Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 |
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Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 |
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Absence of Neisseria meningitidis W-135 Electrophoretic Type 37 during the Hajj, 2002 |
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absence of neisseria meningitidis w-135 electrophoretic type 37 during the hajj, 2002 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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1080-6040 1080-6059 |
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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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dispatch ET 37 Hajj pilgrimage meningococcal disease N. meningitidis N. meningitidis W-15 |
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