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Article: Serogroup W-135 Meningococcal Disease Among Travelers Returning From Saudi Arabia -- United States, 2000.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 28, 2000
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On April 9, 2000, CDC was notified by national public health agencies in several European countries of cases of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease among pilgrims returning from the Hajj in Mecca and their close contacts. As of April 20, 2000, the New York City Department of Health had reported three cases of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease in the United States.
One patient was a returning pilgrim who had been vaccinated with the meningococcal quadrivalent polysaccharide vaccine, and one was a household contact of a returning pilgrim. The third patient did not participate in the HAJJ and had no household or other close contacts who had traveled to Mecca; ...