Epidemiologic lessons: Chickenpox outbreak investigation in a rural community around Chandigarh, North India

Purpose: Primary infection with Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) leads to Varicella or chickenpox. The epidemiology of Varicella has changed dramatically since the introduction of the Varicella vaccine in 1995. The routine childhood immunization in a few countries in the western world like Germany and t...

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Main Authors: Mini Pritam Singh, Gagandeep Singh, Amit Kumar, Amarjeet Singh, Radha Kanta Ratho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2011;volume=54;issue=4;spage=772;epage=774;aulast=Singh