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Environment International, 2023 Objectives: Self-reported shingles was associated with history of high pesticide exposure events (HPEE) in licensed pesticide applicators aged >60 years in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS).
Christine G. Parks +6 more
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AAOHN Journal, 2010 Shingles, an acute infection of the nervous system, and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a painful complication of zoster that can prolong recovery, are likely to be seen more frequently in the U.S. workplace as the population ages and as workers return to the workplace in immunocompromised states (e.g., with AIDS, after treatment for cancer, and after ...
Sheila M. Litchfield
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Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020 BackgroundAlthough clinical decision support (CDS) alerts are effective reminders of best practices, their effectiveness is blunted by clinicians who fail to respond to an overabundance of inappropriate alerts.
Chen, Ji +6 more
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Determinants of shingles vaccine acceptance in the United Kingdom.
PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundThe United Kingdom (UK) was the first European country to introduce a national immunisation program for shingles (2013-2014). That year, vaccination coverage ranged from 50 to 64% across the UK, but uptake has declined ever since.
Hélène Bricout +7 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Herpes zoster (shingles) is a painful condition resulting from reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). The Australian National Shingles Vaccination Program (commenced November 2016) provides free herpes zoster vaccination for eligible adults
John Litt +8 more
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Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling [PDF]
PeerJ, 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
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INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2022 Background: Cost and lack of knowledge are key barriers to improving shingles vaccination rates in community pharmacies. A health literacy (HL) tailored infograph intervention addressing these barriers can enhance consumer interest in shingles ...
Radhika Devraj +2 more
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Long-Term Effectiveness of the Live Zoster Vaccine in Preventing Shingles: A Cohort Study [PDF]
American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017 A live attenuated zoster vaccine was licensed in the United States in 2006 for prevention of shingles in persons aged 60 years or older; the indication was extended in 2011 to cover those aged 50–59 years.
Roger Baxter +9 more
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Recognition and Treatment of Shingles [PDF]
Drugs, 1994 Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is responsible for a primary infection (varicella) followed by a latency, eventually resulting in herpes zoster (shingles). The replication cycle of VZV is normally interrupted after varicella. Consequently, VZV remains dormant in the organism.
Arjen Nikkels, Gérald E. Piérard
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South African Family Practice, 2018 Herpes zoster or Shingles is caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chicken-pox (varicella). Primary infection with varicella-zoster virus causes chicken-pox (varicella), then the virus persists in nerve ganglia of sensory but
M. H. Motswaledi
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