Meningococcal disease during the Hajj and Umrah mass gatherings

Meningococcal disease during the Hajj and Umrah mass gatherings

The Hajj and Umrah religious mass gatherings hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases. The pilgrimages have been associated with a number of local and international outbreaks of meningococcal disease. These include serogroup A disease outbreaks in...

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Main Authors:	Saber Yezli, Abdullah M. Assiri, Rafat F. Alhakeem, Abdulhafiz M. Turkistani, Badriah Alotaibi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Hajj Umrah Mass gathering Meningococcal disease Meningitis Outbreak
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310207

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