Knowledge, attitude and behaviours towards recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers [PDF]
, 2017 Healthcare workers (HCWs) are an important group of professionals exposed to biological risk during their work activities. So, the aim of this study is to perform a survey on the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of Italian HCWs towards the vaccinations ...
Chiarini, Massimiliano +5 more
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Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2019 Background: Varicella infection in children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Immunisation against varicella infection is not mandatory as per the national immunisation program in India and ...
Vijay Guru +2 more
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 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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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021 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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Clinical features of varicella-zoster virus infection [PDF]
, 2018 Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a pathogenic human herpes virus that causes varicella (chickenpox) as a primary infection, following which it becomes latent in peripheral ganglia.
Gershon, Anne A., Kennedy, Peter G.E.
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The changing epidemiology of varicella and herpes zoster in Hong Kong before universal varicella vaccination in 2014. [PDF]
, 2018 In Hong Kong, universal varicella vaccination started in July 2014. Before this, children could receive varicella vaccine via the private market. We analysed the epidemiology of varicella and zoster before universal vaccination.
Chan, DYW +7 more
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Time trends in pediatric hospitalizations for varicella infection are associated with climatic changes: a 22-year retrospective study in a tertiary Greek referral center. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND/AIMS: The transmission rate of air-borne infectious diseases may vary secondary to climate conditions. The study assessed time trends in the seasonality of hospitalized varicella cases in a temperate region in relation to climatic parameters ...
Elena Critselis +6 more
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The impact of varicella vaccination: A 2005–2019 interrupted time series analysis
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Varicella is an acute, highly contagious disease in susceptible individuals and is preventable through vaccination. This study aimed to determine the impact of varicella vaccination on hospitalizations and complications at a pediatric reference hospital ...
Katherina U. Miranda +3 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 +7 more
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High prevalence of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in relatives of patients with classic Kaposi's sarcoma from Sardinia [PDF]
, 1998 A survey for antibodies to a recombinant small viral capsid antigen (sVCA) of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV‐8) was conducted in Sardinia, one of the world's highest incidence areas for classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Prevalence of antibodies to HHV‐8 sVCA
Angeloni, Antonio +11 more
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