Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims who received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1266-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1707.101484.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Egypt
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / immunology*
  • Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype / immunology
  • Influenza Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Influenza Vaccines / immunology
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / immunology
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
  • Influenza, Human / transmission
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Islam
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Religious Missions
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Seasons
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vaccination*

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines