title: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims who received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt.
abstract: In Egypt, vaccination against pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus was required of pilgrims departing for the 2009 Hajj. A survey of 551 pilgrims as they returned to Egypt found 542 (98.1% [weighted]) reported receiving the vaccine; 6 (1.0% [weighted]) were infected with influenza virus A (H3N2) but none with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Amr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kandeel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deming
authors.forename: Eman Abd
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Elkreem
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El-Refay
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abukela
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Earhart
authors.forename: Nasr
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Gabay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D053122:Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / Q000276:immunology; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008921:Religious Missions; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012621:Seasons; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines