<< By Shante Woodards / The Detroit News

 DEARBORN -- Local Islamic leaders are encouraging Metro Detroit's Muslim
 community to take meningitis vaccinations as they prepare to head to
 Saudia Arabia next month for once-in-a-lifetime journeys to Mecca, Saudi
 Arabia.
 At least 70 Muslims visiting Mecca contracted W-135 meningitis during last
 year's pilgrimage, also known as the Hajj. This particular strain accounts
 for about 4 percent of meningitis cases in the United States.

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 http://detnews.com/2001/health/0102/08/d01-185388.htm

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