Meningococcal serogroup A, C, W, and Y serum bactericidal antibody profiles in Hajj pilgrims

Meningococcal serogroup A, C, W, and Y serum bactericidal antibody profiles in Hajj pilgrims

Background: The religious seasons of Hajj and Umra in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have historically been associated with epidemics of meningococcal disease. Due to the effective preventive measures taken in recent years, including vaccination, no meningococcal outbreaks have been reported duri...

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Main Authors: Ziad A. Memish, Saber Yezli, Malak Almasri, Abdullah Assiri, Abdulhafeez Turkestani, Helen Findlow, Xilian Bai, Ray Borrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Meningococcal
Pilgrimage
Hajj
Vaccine
Serum bactericidal antibody
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214016294

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