From: Disease transmission and mass gatherings: a case study on meningococcal infection during Hajj
Clusters | Country or territories | Carriage rate (%) | Source |
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Cluster 1: Mecca | Mecca (Hajj city) | 4.2 [2.0, 17.8] | Calibrated |
Cluster 2: KSA outside Mecca | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hajj country) except Mecca | 1.2 [0.5, 3.2] | Calibrated |
Cluster 3: High transmission | African meningitis belt countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African, Republic,Chad, Ivory Coast, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo) | 6.3 | [19] |
Cluster 4: Medium transmission | South Africa, Asia (except Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, China), Arabic Non-GCC | 4.0 | [19] |
Cluster 5: Low transmission | Gulf Cooperation Council countries (except KSA), Europe, Americas, Australia, Turkey, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, China | 2.0 | [19] |