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Clinical and economic impact of universal varicella vaccination in Norway: A modeling study.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundNorway has not implemented universal varicella vaccination, despite the considerable clinical and economic burden of varicella disease.MethodsAn existing dynamic transmission model of varicella infection was calibrated to age-specific ...
Manjiri Pawaskar, Colleen Burgess, Mathew Pillsbury, Torbjørn Wisløff, Elmira Flem   +4 more
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An Outbreak of Varicella among Schoolchildren in Taipei

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background The reported cases with varicella have not decreased and outbreaks of varicella among vaccinated children continue to be reported 9 years after the public vaccination program in Taipei.
Chen Szu-Ching, Lai Chao-Chih, Jiang Donald   +2 more
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Effectiveness and failure rate of the varicella vaccine in an outbreak in Jiangsu, China: a 1:2 matched case-control study

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, Lei Zhang, Xiang Sun, Yang Cao, Zhiguo Wang, Li Liu, Yan Xu, Minghao Zhou, Yuanbao Liu   +8 more
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Immediate and longer term impact of the varicella shortage on children 18 and 24 months of age in a community population

BMC Family Practice, 2006
Background Little is known about the impact of the recent varicella vaccine shortage. To assess the temporal trend in varicella vaccine administration before 18 and 24 months of age in a community cohort of children prior to, during and after the recent ...
Zimmerman Rick, Rocca Liliana, Wollan Peter, Schroeder Clayton, Yawn Barbara P, Bardenheier Barbara   +5 more
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Budget impact analysis of multiple varicella vaccination strategies: a Mexico perspective

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020
A number of live-attenuated varicella vaccines are produced globally that provide protection against the varicella zoster virus. In Mexico, varicella vaccination is not included in the national immunization program and is recommended for use only in high-
Jonathan Graham, Lara J. Wolfson, Jeffrey Kyle, Carlos Perez Bolde-Villarreal, Diana B Guarneros-DeRegil, Homero Monsanto, Matthew Pillsbury, Sandra Talbird, Vincent J. Daniels   +8 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, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Ximena Norero, Dora Estripeaut   +3 more
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Long -term persistence of antibodies against varicella in fully immunized healthcare workers: an Italian retrospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), and in infants, adolescents, adults, pregnant women, and the immunocompromised it can be serious. The best way to prevent chickenpox is immunization with the
Francesco Paolo Bianchi, Silvio Tafuri, Angela Maria Vittoria Larocca, Cinzia Annatea Germinario, Pasquale Stefanizzi   +4 more
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Outbreak of varicella in a highly vaccinated preschool population

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Varicella vaccine is available for private purchase in Beijing, with single dose recommended for children aged ≥12 months before 2013. Despite the success achieved in reducing varicella incidence, varicella outbreaks continued to occur ...
Jiye Fu, Juguang Wang, Chu Jiang, Rujing Shi, Tianwei Ma   +4 more
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Varicella outbreaks in schools and kindergartens in Shanghai, China from 2011 to 2020.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundVaricella is a contagious disease caused by varicella-zoster virus and varicella vaccine (VarV) is the most effective way to prevent and control varicella.
Jing Wang, Zhenhui Xu, Qiang Gao
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Changes in epidemiological characteristics and sero-prevalence against the varicella zoster virus in school-age children after the introduction of a national immunization program in Japan

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
A national immunization program using two doses of live attenuated varicella vaccine was introduced for children aged one to two years in Japan in October 2014.
Yosuke Yasui, Toshikatsu Mitsui, Fujiyo Arima, Keiko Uchida, Mikako Inokuchi, Mitsuaki Tokumura, Tetsuo Nakayama   +6 more
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