Gabon - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea - Equatorial Guinea - Guinea Bissau, Togo, Kenya, Liberia, Sutomi and Principe, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mali, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil, Bolivia, Suriname, Peru, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay. Dr Marghalani disclosed that Hajj and Umrah Performers or seasonal workers in Hajj areas, coming from different countries, must have a valid vaccination certificate against Meningococcal Meningitis (Before coming to the Kingdom no later than 10 days and not more than 3 years), adding that health authorities in these countries must make sure that children (2 years old and above) and adults are vaccinated with (ACYW135), adding that these African countries included Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Niger, Benin , Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea, Gambia, Senegal, and Central Africa. He pointed out Saudi Health Authorities in ports will give preventive doses (one dose: only 500 mg of Ciprofloxacin) in order to reduce the spreading of the disease. --MORE
