The only country in the world that international travelers require the vaccine bacterial meningitis in Saudi Arabia. This is to protect the Saudi public opinion, not for the individual traveler. Bacterial meningitis is a serious and contagious disease.
Millions of Muslim pilgrims to Mecca this year, head for the Hajj pilgrimage in November this year. Muslim travelers worldwide roll up their sleeves for the bacterial meningitis vaccine before departure, but willPilgrims are far fewer than in previous years.
There will be less Muslim travelers this year because of concerns of "swine flu" (H1N1) in Saudi Arabia. About 2,000 Saudis are infected with H1N1, including 16 deaths fear and hysteria are common throughout the Muslim world. Iraq and Iran have banned travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah during the ceremony, the current month of Ramadan. Firms in regions of Mecca and Medina are suffering now as it was Ramadanhistorically a very profitable month for them.
Last month, Health Minister banned the Arab children, the elderly and people with medical conditions to participate in the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in November this year. Depending on how swine flu''plays in the coming weeks, several governments can expand the ban on the Hajj pilgrimage. The Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam is a faith and solemn duty of all Muslims. At least once of every Muslim to be executedhealth and the means to do so. The pandemic of H1N1 has caused the medical and financial chaos in the world. It can also prevent the Muslim devotees to keep the faith.
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