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Designing a polyvalent vaccine targeting multiple strains of varicella zoster virus using integrated bioinformatics approaches

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of varicella zoster virus infection in Canada and the United Kingdom. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Many countries are currently studying the possibility of mass vaccination against varicella. The objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive picture of the pre-vaccine epidemiology of the varicella zoster virus (VZV) to aid in the design of ...
Edmunds, WJ   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Features of the Epidemiology of Chickenpox in a Single Territory

open access: yesЭпидемиология 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Where are the vesicles? A case report of Ramsay Hunt syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Family Physician, 2022
A 1-year-10-month-old child developed left-sided Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) without vesicles 1 month after an episode of varicella zoster infection. No ear symptoms, including hearing loss, tinnitus, or imbalance, were reported.
Farhan Fader   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices regarding Chickenpox Disease and its Prevention in Singapore: Comparison between Parents and Medical Students

open access: yesProceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2012
Introduction: The incidence of chickenpox in Singapore is steadily increasing despite the availability of effective preventive measures. To address the need for improvement in public education, a survey was conducted to establish if differences exist ...
Ernest Weisheng Ho MBBS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

PHARMACOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CHICKENPOX IMMUNE PREVENTION EFFECTIVENESS IN THE INFANT ORPHANAGE INMATES

open access: yesПедиатрическая фармакология, 2014
Background. Chickenpox is the second most common cause of pediatric infectious pathologies. Specific chickenpox immune prevention has been in use around the world for more than 20 years.
D. V. Raiskii   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post Viral Acute Cerebellar Ataxia following Chickenpox (Varicella) in a toddler

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2020
Background: Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is one of the most common infections of childhood causing chickenpox, which in a majority of cases is self-limiting without any complicating consequences. However, in a meagre 0.01-0.03% cases, chickenpox may lead
Sarrah Ali Asghar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2018
Background Biological interactions between varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), two diseases caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), continue to be debated including the potential effect on shingles cases following the introduction of
Ellen Rafferty   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Incidence of Chickenpox in Penal Institution of the Lipetsk Region

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2020
Relevance. Chickenpox is one of the most common infections in Russia and retains a stable 2–3 place in the structure of infectious morbidity. The conditions of the closed adult community in the institutions of the penal correction system pose high risks ...
S. V. Provotorova
doaj   +1 more source

NUMBER OF CASES OF VARICELLA AND HOSPITALIZATION IN A PEDIATRIC REFERENCE HOSPITAL IN BRAZIL AFTER INTRODUCING THE VACCINE

open access: yesRevista Paulista de Pediatria, 2020
Objective: To assess the number of cases and the profile of hospitalizations from varicella after the introduction of the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella combination vaccine in the public health system.
Isabella Cristina Tristão Pinto   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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