Serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease among travelers returning from Saudi Arabia--United States, 2000.
On April 9, 2000, CDC was notified by national public health agencies in several European countries of cases of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease among pilgrims returning from the Hajj in Mecca and their close contacts. As of April 20, 2000, the New York City Department of Health had reported three cases of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease in the United States.
D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012703:Serotyping; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology