Meningococcal carriage in Umra pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia.

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Published in J Travel Med on May 21, 2003

Authors

Annelies Wilder-Smith1, Nicholas I Paton, Timothy M S Barkham, Arul Earnest

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

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