Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts
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 occ...
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| author | Annelies Wilder-Smith Timothy M.S. Barkham Sindhu Ravindran Arul Earnest Nicholas I. Paton |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dde1bf8812334f5c869f2dd587fa05742022-12-22T01:07:11ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592003-01-019112312610.3201/eid0901.020131Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household ContactsAnnelies Wilder-SmithTimothy M.S. BarkhamSindhu RavindranArul EarnestNicholas I. PatonAfter 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0131_articlemeningococcal diseaseW135 N. meningitidesHajj pilgrimsmeningococcal carriagetransmission to household contactsdispatch |
| spellingShingle | Annelies Wilder-Smith Timothy M.S. Barkham Sindhu Ravindran Arul Earnest Nicholas I. Paton Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts Emerging Infectious Diseases meningococcal disease W135 N. meningitides Hajj pilgrims meningococcal carriage transmission to household contacts dispatch |
| title | Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts |
| title_full | Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts |
| title_fullStr | Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts |
| title_short | Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis Carriage in Returning Hajj Pilgrims: Risk for Early and Late Transmission to Household Contacts |
| title_sort | persistence of w135 neisseria meningitidis carriage in returning hajj pilgrims risk for early and late transmission to household contacts |
| topic | meningococcal disease W135 N. meningitides Hajj pilgrims meningococcal carriage transmission to household contacts dispatch |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/1/02-0131_article |
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