Mitigating the risk of invasive meningococcal disease in the umrah setting: Epidemiology, surveillance, and vaccination strategies

Invasive meningococcal disease remains a public health challenge during the year-round Umrah pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Although the MenACWY vaccination is mandatory, imported cases still occur. We reviewed surveillance findings from the Ramadan 2025 season, including confirmed cases, vacci...

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Autores principales:	Abrar Alasmari, Najim Z. Alshahrani, Yasser Bakhsh, Ahmad Alkhorisi, Ahmed Albarraq, Emad Almohammadi, Abdullah M. Alarifi, Haleema Alserehi, Abdullah Assiri
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Elsevier 2026-07-01
Colección:	Journal of Infection and Public Health
Materias:	Umrah Mass gatherings Meningococcal disease Vaccination Neisseria meningitidis Conjugate vaccine
Acceso en línea:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034126001231
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