Persistence of W135 Neisseria meningitidis carriage in returning Hajj pilgrims: risk for early and late transmission to household contacts. (Dispatches).

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Barkham, Timothy M.S.; Earnest, Arul; Paton, Nicholas I.; Ravindran, Sindhu; Wilder-Smith, Annelies | Copyright information

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 the first few weeks, but no late transmission took place. Public health interventions are needed to protect household contacts.

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