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    Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt

    Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul;17(7):1266-8.
    Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims Who Received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt.
    Kandeel A, Deming M, Elkreem EA, El-Refay S, Afifi S, Abukela M, Earhart K, El-Sayed N, El-Gabay H.
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    Ministry of Health, Cairo, 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.

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    21762583
    [PubMed - in process]

    Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and Hajj Pilgrims who received Predeparture Vaccination, Egypt - PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762583
    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 …
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