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LANCET
Volume 356, Issue 9248, Pages 2159-2159Publisher
LANCET LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03502-9
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An outbreak of W135 meningococcal disease occurred in the spring of 2000 among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia and their contacts. Clinical isolates from England and Prance were examined and compared with reference strains from other countries. Characterisation of isolates by a range of typing methods showed them to be of clonal origin (ET-37) and closely related to other meningococci with an established propensity to cause disease clusters. A reappraisal of vaccination strategies for travellers is required.
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