Increase in serogroup W invasive meningococcal disease in England associated with pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, January 2024 to June 2025.

IF 7.8 2区医学 Q1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Eurosurveillance Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.31.2500509

Helen Campbell, Jay Lucidarme, Stephen A Clark, Emma J Heymer, Sonia Ribeiro, Xilian Bai, Shazaad Ahmad, Mary E Ramsay, Ray Borrow, Shamez N Ladhani

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Abstract

England is experiencing an increase in serogroup W invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by 'strain A' of the meningococcal sequence type 11 clonal complex (MenW:cc11) Hajj strain sublineage. Travel-associated and non-travel-associated meningococci from four strain A substrains (A1-A4) accounted for 32 of 59 MenW IMD cases between January 2024 and June 2025, 14 in people returning from Saudi Arabia or household contacts; eight of 14 linked to Umrah pilgrimage. Communications about MenACWY vaccination for pilgrims year-round should be reinforced.

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2024年1月至2025年6月，英国与沙特阿拉伯朝圣相关的血清W型侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病增加

英国正在经历由脑膜炎球菌序列11型克隆复合体（MenW:cc11）朝觐菌株亚谱系的“菌株A”引起的血清W组侵袭性脑膜炎球菌病（IMD）的增加。2024年1月至2025年6月期间，来自4个菌株A亚株（A1-A4）的旅行相关和非旅行相关脑膜炎球菌占59例MenW IMD病例中的32例，其中14例发生在从沙特阿拉伯返回的人员或家庭接触者中；14人中有8人与朝觐有关。应加强对朝圣者全年接种MenACWY疫苗的宣传。

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Eurosurveillance INFECTIOUS DISEASES-

CiteScore

32.70

自引率

2.10%

发文量

430

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

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