04/23/2025
Outbreak Monitoring
Meningococcal disease cases linked to Umrah travel to Saudi Arabia
There have been reported cases of meningococcal disease linked to Umrah travel to Saudi Arabia.
If you are considering travel to Saudi Arabia for the purposes of Umrah, make sure you are vaccinated with a quadrivalent (ACYW) meningococcal vaccine before travelling, as required by Saudi Arabia. Talk to a health care provider or visit a travel health clinic, preferably 6 weeks before your trip, to discuss vaccination and to get personalized health advice.
Health requirements (moh.gov.sa)
Immediately seek medical attention if you, your child, or another close contact develops symptoms of meningococcal disease. This can include sudden fever, drowsiness, irritability, headache, vomiting, stiff neck, and a skin rash that spreads rapidly.
Symptoms of invasive meningococcal disease
Routine vaccines
Make sure your routine vaccinations are up-to-date before you travel, no matter where you’re going.
These may include vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, varicella (chickenpox), meningococcal disease, seasonal flu, and others.
Provincial and Territorial Immunization Information
Pre-travel vaccines and medications
When travelling in this destination, you might be at risk for diseases that can be prevented with vaccines or medications. Talk to a travel health care provider about which ones are right for you based on your travel plans.
The highlights below will also tell you if your destination may require that vaccine for entering or exiting.
Yellow Fever - Country Entry Requirements
Hepatitis A
Malaria
Hajj and Umrah vaccination entry requirements
Rabies
Measles
Hepatitis B
COVID-19
Influenza
Read more :
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/saudi-arabia
For your required Yellow Fever, quadrivalent (ACYW) meningococcal vaccine and other recommended vaccines before travelling, as required by Saudi Arabia, visit or call us at TAMARACK PHARMACY
308 - 9612 FRANKLIN AVE
FORT MCMURRAY
📞 780-750-1200