Perspectives on the impact of varicella immunization on herpes zoster. A model-based evaluation from three European countries.

Perspectives on the impact of varicella immunization on herpes zoster. A model-based evaluation from three European countries.

The introduction of mass vaccination against Varicella-Zoster-Virus (VZV) is being delayed in many European countries because of, among other factors, the possibility of a large increase in Herpes Zoster (HZ) incidence in the first decades after the initiation of vaccination, due to the expected dec...

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Main Authors: Piero Poletti, Alessia Melegaro, Marco Ajelli, Emanuele Del Fava, Giorgio Guzzetta, Luca Faustini, Giampaolo Scalia Tomba, Pierluigi Lopalco, Caterina Rizzo, Stefano Merler, Piero Manfredi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3629254?pdf=render

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