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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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Chickenpox Appearing in Previously Vaccinated Individuals [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2009
Chicken pox is an acute, highly infectious disease caused by varicella- zoster virus. It occurs primarily among children under ten years of age. One attack gives durable immunity and second attacks are rare [1]. Varicella vaccine (OKA strain) is available in the Indian market.
V, Suryam, A L, Das
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New realities of chickenpox

Медицинский совет, 2022
Introduction. The causative agent of chickenpox is ubiquitous. In children, especially with a burdened premorbid background, there is a high incidence of severe forms and complications.Aim.
A. M. Zakirova, N. A. Tambova, E. A. Samorodnova, O. M. Lazareva, N. V. Ivanova   +4 more
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Intranasal delivery of a rationally attenuated SARS-CoV-2 is immunogenic and protective in Syrian hamsters

Nature Communications, 2022
Examples of effective live attenuated viral vaccines include the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, as well as the chickenpox vaccine. In this work, the authors engineer a live attenuated SARS-CoV-2 virus that demonstrates attenuation in numerous in ...
Shufeng Liu, Charles B. Stauft, Prabhuanand Selvaraj, Prabha Chandrasekaran, Felice D’Agnillo, Chao-Kai Chou, Wells W. Wu, Christopher Z. Lien, Clement A. Meseda, Cyntia L. Pedro, Matthew F. Starost, Jerry P. Weir, Tony T. Wang   +12 more
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Varicella vaccine dose depended effectiveness and waning among preschool children in Hong Kong

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
In Hong Kong, universal varicella vaccination was introduced in July 2014 with a two-dose schedule but the vaccines had been available in the private market since 1996.
Yung-Wai Desmond Chan, W John Edmunds, Hong-Lam Chan, Miu-Ling Wong, Ka-Wing Albert Au, Shuk-Kwan Chuang, Albert Jan van Hoek, Stefan Flasche   +7 more
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Chickenpox, chickenpox vaccination, and shingles [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006
AbstractChickenpox in the United Kingdom, where vaccination is not undertaken, has had a stable epidemiology for decades and is a routine childhood illness. Because of vaccination, chickenpox is now a rarity in the USA. In the UK vaccination is not done because introduction of a routine childhood vaccination might drive up the age at which those who ...
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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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Has VZV epidemiology changed in Italy? Results of a seroprevalence study [PDF]

, 2017
The aim of the study was to evaluate if and how varicella prevalence has changed in Italy. In particular a seroprevalence study was performed, comparing it to similar surveys conducted in pre-immunization era.
Amodio E., Angelillo I., Bagordo F., Baldo V., Baldovin T., Bandettini R., Bassetti D., Bassi C., Bella A., Bernardini S., Binda S., Bonanni P., Bordonaro P., Brignole G., Cacello E., Caligiuri P., Casalino P., Castiglia P., Cia M., Cicerchia E., Clerico L., Cracchiolo M., D'Agaro P., De Donno A., Del Manso M., Devoti G., Di Giuseppe G., Ditommaso S., Fazii P., Gabutti G., Gallo T., Gamper A., Giandomenico A. M., Giraldi C., Grasso G., Greco F., Guerra G., Guido M., Idolo A., Kuhdari P., Lupi S., Maglione F., Manchia P., Megha M., Pagani E., Passamonti B., Pellegrinelli L., Pelliccioni A. R., Perrone M., Peruzzi M., Piana A., Primache V., Renzoni C., Resciniti C., Romano P., Rossi P., Rota M. C., Sammarco M. L., Schettini S., Schippa S., Sciuto V., Segat L., Stefanati A., Sticchi L., Tiscione E., Trucchi C., Tumolo M. R., Vallerini M., Vargiu P., Vitale F., Zizza A., Zotti C.   +71 more
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Features of the Epidemiology of Chickenpox in a Single Territory

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020
Relevance.The urgency of the problem of chickenpox is determined by the high incidence, severe complications and the possibility of deaths.The aim of the work is to analyze the peculiarities of the epidemiology of chickenpox in a single territory located
A. N. Kaira, V. F. Lavro, O. A. Svitich, T. V. Solomay, A. V. Volosnikova   +4 more
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Opinions of Quebec Parents and Vaccinators on the Usefulness of Chickenpox Vaccine

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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