Burden of disease from shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia in the over 80 year olds in the UK.

Burden of disease from shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia in the over 80 year olds in the UK.

BACKGROUND:The current UK vaccination programme for herpes zoster (HZ) excludes people aged ≥80 years. This study aimed to quantify the number of individuals ≥80 years who missed HZ vaccination and the consequent epidemiological and economic burden of HZ and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). METHODS:Im...

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Main Authors: Ian Matthews, Mai Duong, Victoria L Parsons, Bayad Nozad, Nawab Qizilbash, Yash Patel, Boriana Guimicheva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229224

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229224

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