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Mecca pilgrims a priority for meningococcal vaccination.(Brief Article)
2002 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Muslims traveling to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj are a high priority for enhanced meningococcal vaccination this year.
Thirty-three cases and nine fatalities were reported in England and Wales, a similar number to that reported in 2000, despite the recommendation to use a different vaccine in 2001. Better implementation of control policies are needed to prevent an outbreak of meningococcal disease among pilgrims and their contacts this year, conclude authors of a research letter in the February 13, 2002 issue of the Lancet.
An outbreak of a previously rare strain (W135) of meningococcal disease was seen in 2000 and 2001 among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia and their contacts. The Public Health Laboratory Service (covering England and Wales) set up enhanced surveillance to monitor spread and virulence of the outbreak strain, and to collect data on case characteristics. The incidence of disease among pilgrims reported from England and Wales in 2001 was similar (28 per 100,000) to the rate reported during 2000 (30 per 100,000), despite ...
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