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Opinions of Quebec Parents and Vaccinators on the Usefulness of Chickenpox Vaccine [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2001
BACKGROUND: A chickenpox vaccine was recently licensed in Canada. Because this vaccine has caused some controversy within the health care profession, studies among Quebec parents and vaccine providers were carried out, surveying their opinions concerning
Nicole Boulianne, Bernard Duval, Gaston De Serres, Geneviève Deceuninck, Marc Dionne, John Carsley, Louise Valiquette, Richard Massé   +7 more
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Effectiveness and impact of a single-dose vaccine against chickenpox in the community of Madrid between 2001 and 2015

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Background: Chickenpox is a contagious airborne disease. Immunization by varicella vaccine is an effective preventive measure. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of a single-dose vaccination against chickenpox at 15 ...
Pello Latasa, Angel Gil de Miguel, Maria Dolores Barranco Ordoñez, Inmaculada Rodero Garduño, Juan Carlos Sanz Moreno, María Ordobás Gavín, María Esteban Vasallo, Macarena Garrido-Estepa, Luis García-Comas   +8 more
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Vaccinal prevention of chickenpox: relevance of the problem

Медицинский совет, 2020
Chickenpox is an acute viral infection which is a serious public health problem. According to the World Health Organization, there are 4,2 million severe forms of disease requiring hospitalization and 4,200 deaths annually. The CP cause is DNA-containing
S. V. Nikolaeva, O. O. Pogorelova, Yu. N. Khlypovka, A. V. Gorelov   +3 more
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Chickenpox vaccine works, but is it worth while?

Weekly releases (1997–2007), 2001
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Using Baidu Index Data to Improve Chickenpox Surveillance in Yunnan, China: Infodemiology Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundChickenpox is an old but easily neglected infectious disease. Although chickenpox is preventable by vaccines, vaccine breakthroughs often occur, and the chickenpox epidemic is on the rise.
Zhaohan Wang, Jun He, Bolin Jin, Lizhi Zhang, Chenyu Han, Meiqi Wang, Hao Wang, Shuqi An, Meifang Zhao, Qing Zhen, Shui Tiejun, Xinyao Zhang   +11 more
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The Epidemiology of Chickenpox in England, 2016–2022: An Observational Study Using General Practitioner Consultations

Viruses, 2023
Chickenpox is a common childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). VZV vaccination is not part of the UK childhood immunisation programme, but its potential inclusion is regularly assessed.
Megan Bardsley, Paul Loveridge, Natalia G. Bednarska, Sue Smith, Roger A. Morbey, Gayatri Amirthalingam, William H. Elson, Chris Bates, Simon de Lusignan, Daniel Todkill, Alex J. Elliot   +10 more
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Chickenpox at Ninety Four: A Case for Extending the Use of Varicella Vaccine in the UK [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2010
A case of chickenpox in a 94-year-old female is described. Serological tests for Varicella zoster virus (VZV) performed on early and late serum samples confirmed primary VZV infection.
Justin Bendig, Fiona Sindall
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Chickenpox vaccine may reduce risk of shingles [PDF]

BMJ, 2002
Stanford University researchers have found that giving an inactivated form of chickenpox vaccine to adults can reduce the risk of herpes zoster (shingles), which strikes elderly people and people with weakened immune systems. Even among healthy adults the risk of shingles rises each decade after age 60, increasing to one in five people in their …
David J. Spurgeon
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Designing a polyvalent vaccine targeting multiple strains of varicella zoster virus using integrated bioinformatics approaches

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) presents a global health challenge due to its dual manifestations of chickenpox and shingles. Despite vaccination efforts, incomplete coverage, and waning immunity lead to recurrent infections, especially in aging and ...
Nurul Amin Rani, Abu Tayab Moin, Rajesh Patil, Tanjin Barketullah Robin, Talha Zubair, Nafisa Nawal, Md. Razwan Sardar Sami, Md Masud Morshed, Jingbo Zhai, Mengzhou Xue, Mohabbat Hossain, Chunfu Zheng, Mohammed Abul Manchur, Nazneen Naher Islam   +13 more
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The live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine vOka: Molecular and cellular biology of its skin attenuation [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Infection with varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, both manifesting as a blistering skin rash. The skin is central to VZV, as the site of viral replication, transmission from cell-free virus in blisters and as the gateway to ...
Cristina Tommasi, Andriani Drousioti, Judith Breuer   +2 more
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