Outbreak of serogroup W135 meningococcal disease after the Hajj pilgrimage, Europe, 2000. (Research).(Statistical Data Included)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: August 1, 2002| Author: Aguilera, Jean-Francois; Hahne, Susan; Meffre, Christine; Perrocheau, Anne | Copyright information

The 2000 Hajj (March 15-18) was followed by an outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis W135 2a: P1.2,5 in Europe. From March 18 to July 31,2000, some 90 cases of meningococcal infection were reported from nine countries, mostly the United Kingdom (UK) and France; 14 cases were fatal. Although most early cases were in pilgrims, the outbreak spread to their contacts and then to those with no known pilgrim contact. In France and the UK, the outbreak case-fatality rate was compared with the ...

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