Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts

Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts

After an outbreak of meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis W135, associated with the Hajj pilgrimage in 2001, 15% of returning vaccinated pilgrims carried a single W135 clone, and 55% were still carriers 6 months later. Transmission to 8% of their unvaccinated household contacts occ...

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Main Authors: Annelies Wilder-Smith, Timothy M.S. Barkham, Sindhu Ravindran, Arul Earnest, Nicholas I. Paton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
meningococcal disease
W135 N. meningitides
Hajj pilgrims
meningococcal carriage
transmission to household contacts
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0131_article

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