Open AccessImmunisation against meningococcal meningitis for haj and Umrah
Author(s) -
Gil Lea,
Susan Hahné
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.04.02014-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , meningococcal meningitis , meningitis , medicine , meningococcal disease , meningococcal infections , pediatrics , geography , virology , neisseria meningitidis , biology , bacteria , genetics
This year’s recommendations by the Department of Health (DH) for England for immunisation against meningococcal meningitis for pilgrims planning to travel to Mecca on haj or Umrah were reported in last week’s Communicable Disease Report (1). An outbreak of meningococcal serogroup A infection occurred among pilgrims on the haj pilgrimage of 1987, resulting in outbreaks in other countries including the United Kingdom (UK).