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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Saudi Arabia: prevention, Hajj travel advice

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Saudi ArabiaDate: Thu 9 Jul 2015Source: Pakistan Today [edited]Saudi authorities have made a meningitis vaccination compulsory for all people planning to come for Hajj [annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca] this year [2015], according to sources. The Saudi foreign ministry has sent a circular abroad asking people to follow quarantine regulations while issuing visas to intending pilgrims, according to health ministry spokesman Khalid Al Mirghalani.The pilgrims must be vaccinated Read more [...]