Cases of Meningococcal Disease Associated with Travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah Pilgrimage — United States, United Kingdom, and France, 2024

Madhura S. Vachon; Anne Sophie Barret; Jay Lucidarme; John Neatherlin; Amy B. Rubis; Rebecca L. Howie; Shalabh Sharma; Daya Marasini; Basanta Wagle; Page Keating; Mike Antwi; Judy Chen; Tingting Gu-Templin; Pamala Gahr; Jennifer Zipprich; Franny Dorr; Karen Kuguru; Sarah Lee; Umme Aiman Halai; Brittany Martin; Jeremy Budd; Ziad Memish; Abdullah M. Assiri; Noha H. Farag; Muhamed Kheir Taha; Ala Eddine Deghmane; Laura Zanetti; Rémi Lefrançois; Stephen A. Clark; Ray Borrow; Shamez N. Ladhani; Helen Campbell; Mary Ramsay; Le Anne Fox; Lucy A. McNamara

doi:10.15585/MMWR.MM7322E1

Cases of Meningococcal Disease Associated with Travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah Pilgrimage — United States, United Kingdom, and France, 2024

Madhura S. Vachon^*, Anne Sophie Barret, Jay Lucidarme, John Neatherlin, Amy B. Rubis, Rebecca L. Howie, Shalabh Sharma, Daya Marasini, Basanta Wagle, Page Keating, Mike Antwi, Judy Chen, Tingting Gu-Templin, Pamala Gahr, Jennifer Zipprich, Franny Dorr, Karen Kuguru, Sarah Lee, Umme Aiman Halai, Brittany MartinJeremy Budd, Ziad Memish, Abdullah M. Assiri, Noha H. Farag, Muhamed Kheir Taha, Ala Eddine Deghmane, Laura Zanetti, Rémi Lefrançois, Stephen A. Clark, Ray Borrow, Shamez N. Ladhani, Helen Campbell, Mary Ramsay, Le Anne Fox, Lucy A. McNamara

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Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), caused by infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, usually manifests as meningitis or septicemia and can be severe and life-threatening (1). Six serogroups (A, B, C, W, X, and Y) account for most cases (2). N. meningitidis is transmitted person-to-person via respiratory droplets and oropharyngeal secretions. Asymptomatic persons can carry N. meningitidis and transmit the bacteria to others, potentially causing illness among susceptible persons. Outbreaks can occur in conjunction with large gatherings (3,4). Vaccines are available to prevent meningococcal disease. Antibiotic prophylaxis for close contacts of infected persons is critical to preventing secondary cases (2).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	514-516
Number of pages	3
Journal	Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Volume	73
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15585/MMWR.MM7322E1
Publication status	Published - 6 Jun 2024

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Vachon, M. S., Barret, A. S., Lucidarme, J., Neatherlin, J., Rubis, A. B., Howie, R. L., Sharma, S., Marasini, D., Wagle, B., Keating, P., Antwi, M., Chen, J., Gu-Templin, T., Gahr, P., Zipprich, J., Dorr, F., Kuguru, K., Lee, S., Halai, U. A., ... McNamara, L. A. (2024). Cases of Meningococcal Disease Associated with Travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah Pilgrimage — United States, United Kingdom, and France, 2024. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 73(22), 514-516. https://doi.org/10.15585/MMWR.MM7322E1

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