W135 meningococcal disease associated with the Hajj pilgrimage

Thesis

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CONTENTS

I INTRODUCTION

II BACKGROUND

CHAPTER 1 MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE

CHAPTER 2 HAJJ PILGRIMAGE

CHAPTER 3 STUDY OBJECTIVES

III STUDIES

CHAPTER 4 CROSSOVER VACCINATION WITH QUADRIVALENT MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE (AGAINST A/C/Y/W135) FOLLOWING RECENT APPLICATION OF BIVALENT MENINGOCOCCAL VACCINE (AGAINST A/C): ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND SIDE EFFECT PROFILE

CHAPTER 5 ACQUISITION OF W135 MENINGOCOCCAL CARRIAGE IN HAJJ PILGRIMS AND TRANSMISSION TO HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS: PROSPECTIVE STUDY

CHAPTER 6 PERSISTENCE OF W135 NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS CARRIAGE IN RETURNING HAJJ PILGRIMS: RISK FOR EARLY AND LATE TRANSMISSION TO HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS

CHAPTER 7 HAJJ-ASSOCIATED W135 OUTBREAK STRAIN: ESTIMATES OF ATTACK RATE IN A DEFINED POPULATION AND THE RISK OF DEVELOPING INVASIVE DISEASE IN CARRIERS

CHAPTER 8 W135 MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN A TRAVELER: A CASE REPORT

CHAPTER 9 MENINGOCOCCAL CARRIAGE IN UMRA PILGRIMS RETURNING FROM SAUDI ARABIA

CHAPTER 10 ABSENCE OF N. MENINGITIDIS W135 ST11 OF THE ET37 COMPLEX IN PILGRIMS RETURNING FROM THE YEAR 2002 HAJJ

IV SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND OUTLOOK

CHAPTER 11 SUMMARY OF THE HAJJ 2001 FINDINGS: A REVIEW ARTICLE

CHAPTER 12 OVERVIEW DISCUSSION, IMPLICATIONS AND OUTLOOK

V SHORT SUMMARIES

CHAPTER 13 ENGLISH SUMMARY

CHAPTER 14 DUTCH SUMMARY (SAMENVATTING)

VI APPENDICES

CHAPTER 15 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

CHAPTER 16 CURRICULUM VITAE: ANNELIES WILDER-SMITH (VAN HALEM)

CHAPTER 17 ACKNOWLDEGEMENTS

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