Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt
In Egypt, vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was required of pilgrims departing for the 2009 Hajj. A survey of 551 pilgrims as they returned to Egypt found 542 (98.1% [weighted]) reported receiving the vaccine; 6 (1.0% [weighted]) were infected with influenza virus A (H3N2) but none with...
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| author | Amr Kandeel Michael Deming Eman Abdel Kereem Samir El-Refay Salma Afifi Mohammed Abukela Kenneth Earhart Nasr El-Sayed Hatem El-Gabaly |
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| description | In Egypt, vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was required of pilgrims departing for the 2009 Hajj. A survey of 551 pilgrims as they returned to Egypt found 542 (98.1% [weighted]) reported receiving the vaccine; 6 (1.0% [weighted]) were infected with influenza virus A (H3N2) but none with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da6bf1bf36a64f6caae90ff0cbb8fb1b2022-12-22T00:01:34ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-07-011771266126810.3201/eid1707.101484Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, EgyptAmr KandeelMichael DemingEman Abdel KereemSamir El-RefaySalma AfifiMohammed AbukelaKenneth EarhartNasr El-SayedHatem El-GabalyIn Egypt, vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was required of pilgrims departing for the 2009 Hajj. A survey of 551 pilgrims as they returned to Egypt found 542 (98.1% [weighted]) reported receiving the vaccine; 6 (1.0% [weighted]) were infected with influenza virus A (H3N2) but none with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/7/10-1484_articleHajjinfluenzapandemic (H1N1) 2009vaccinevirusesEgypt |
| spellingShingle | Amr Kandeel Michael Deming Eman Abdel Kereem Samir El-Refay Salma Afifi Mohammed Abukela Kenneth Earhart Nasr El-Sayed Hatem El-Gabaly Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt Emerging Infectious Diseases Hajj influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine viruses Egypt |
| title | Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
| title_full | Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
| title_short | Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
| title_sort | pandemic h1n1 2009 and hajj pilgrims who received predeparture vaccination egypt |
| topic | Hajj influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine viruses Egypt |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/7/10-1484_article |
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