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Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt |
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| Authors: | Amr Kandeel Michael Deming Eman Abdel Kereem Samir El-Refay Salma Afifi Mohammed Abukela Kenneth Earhart Nasr El-Sayed Hatem El-Gabaly |
| Institution: | Author affiliations: Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt (A. Kandeel, E. Abdul Kereem, S. El-Refay, M. Abukela, N. El-Sayed, H. El-Gabaly);;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M. Deming);;US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt (S. Afifi, K. Earhart) |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Hajj influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine viruses Egypt dispatch |