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Varicella vaccine dose depended effectiveness and waning among preschool children in Hong Kong
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+7 more
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Background Varicella has an important impact on public health. Starting in 2004 in Taiwan, nationwide free varicella vaccinations were given to 1-year-old children. Methods Our study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of varicella from 2000
Chang Luan-Yin+3 more
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Background: Despite the availability of a highly efficacious vaccine, varicella outbreaks are still being reported globally. In this study, we evaluated the real-world effectiveness of varicella vaccination among children between the ages of 1 and 18 ...
Zahra Bibi+9 more
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Background: The varicella vaccine is not included in the national childhood immunization schedules in China, although one-dose varicella vaccine has been suggested for susceptible children aged 1–12 years in Jiangsu Province. However, varicella epidemics
Yong Wang+8 more
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Neonatal stroke due to varicella arteriopathy [PDF]
Varicella zoster is one of the common infective etiological factors known to produce arteriopathy of cerebral vasculature. Varicella zoster infection spreads transaxonally first to the adventitia and later transmurally to intima.
Sampath Kumar N.S.+4 more
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From a point of pertinent interest I deem it somewhat less than an impertinence to consider this subject, which within the last fourteen months has served to create disturbances of varied degree over different sections of Indiana. The fact of some chicken-pox cases being present in this city, the mildness of some cases not requiring a physician until ...
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Varicella Reinfection with Unilateral Varicella Pneumonia
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection does not always provide lifelong immunity. A reinfection with VZV occurs more commonly than previously thought. Varicella infection spreads through the blood-stream, causing pneumonia. Varicella pneumonia results in bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrations.
Satoshi Nakao+11 more
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections cause a substantial disease burden, which is underestimated due to incomplete reporting data and lack of serological surveillance.
Paul Gillard+2 more
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Background Immunocompromised children and adults are at increased risk for severe disease and death following varicella zoster virus infection. Varicella zoster immune globulin (human) (VARIZIG) is recommended for post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent or ...
Hayley Gans, Roy F. Chemaly
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