24 November 2004: 2004/5 Hajj season health requirements

The health requirements for travellers to Saudi Arabia for the purposes of Hajj or Umra have been published by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health . In part these include:

• All arrivals are required to produce proof of vaccination against meningococcal meningitis, serotypes A, C, W135 and Y, not more than 3 years or less than 10 days previously
• All arrivals from yellow fever endemic countries must present a certificate of yellow fever vaccination
• Pilgrims are recommended to have influenza vaccine

Further information on the prevention of meningococcal meningitis during the Hajj can be found on the CDC website .