Persistence of W135Neisseria meningitidisCarriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts
Open Access
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 9 (1), 123-126
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0901.020131
Abstract
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 occurred within a few weeks, but no late transmission took place. Public health interventions are needed to protect household contacts.Keywords
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