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Comparative Study
. 2003 Jun;9(6):734-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid0906.020725.

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

Annelies Wilder-Smith  1 , Timothy M S Barkham, Suok Kai Chew, Nicholas I Paton
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Comparative Study

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

Annelies Wilder-Smith et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

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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