Consensus recommendation for meningococcal disease prevention for Hajj and Umra pilgrimage/travel medicine
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Consensus recommendation for meningococcal disease prevention for Hajj and Umra pilgrimage/travel medicine.
The Islamic Hajj to Makkah (Mecca) has been associated with outbreaks of invasive meningococcal disease and the global spread of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W-135. For Hajj pilgrims the quadrivalent vaccination against serogroups A, C, W-135 and Y is a mandatory requirement. Novel conjugate vaccines may provide benefits for the community by reduction of carriage. With the introduction of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2013.19.4.389