Meningococcal vaccine coverage in Hajj pilgrims

During the 2006 Hajj, we surveyed 134 male British and 109 male Saudi pilgrims (including resident non-Saudis) who attended Mecca's British Hajj Delegation and the National Guard Clinics, respectively, to compare meningococcal vaccine coverage between the groups.

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 369; no. 9570; p. 1343
Main Authors El Bashir, Haitham, Rashid, Harunor, Memish, Ziad A, Shafi, Shuja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 21.04.2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Health risk assessment
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs - statistics & numerical data
Insurance coverage
Internal Medicine
Male
Meningitis
Meningococcal Infections - prevention & control
Meningococcal Vaccines
Middle Aged
Pilgrims
Saudi Arabia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Travel
Vaccines
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:During the 2006 Hajj, we surveyed 134 male British and 109 male Saudi pilgrims (including resident non-Saudis) who attended Mecca's British Hajj Delegation and the National Guard Clinics, respectively, to compare meningococcal vaccine coverage between the groups.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60625-4