Incidence of Herpes Zoster, Before and After Varicella‐Vaccination–Associated Decreases in the Incidence of Varicella, 1992–2002 | Zendy

Aisha O. Jumaan | Zendy; Onchee Yu | Zendy; Lisa A. Jackson | Zendy; Kari Bohlke | Zendy; Karin Galil | Zendy; Jane F. Seward | Zendy

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Incidence of Herpes Zoster, Before and After Varicella‐Vaccination–Associated Decreases in the Incidence of Varicella, 1992–2002

Author(s) -

Aisha O. Jumaan,

Onchee Yu,

Lisa A. Jackson,

Kari Bohlke,

Karin Galil,

Jane F. Seward

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/430325

Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , medicine , vaccination , chickenpox vaccine , varicella zoster virus , chickenpox , varicella vaccine , pediatrics , immunology , virus , immunization , antibody , physics , optics

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella and, later in the life of the host, may reactivate to cause herpes zoster (HZ). Because it is hypothesized that exposure to varicella may boost immunity to latent VZV, the vaccination-associated decrease in varicella disease has led some to suggest that the incidence of HZ might increase. We assessed the impact that varicella vaccination has on the incidence of varicella and of HZ.

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