Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling

Evaluation of the effect of chickenpox vaccination on shingles epidemiology using agent-based modeling

Background Biological interactions between varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), two diseases caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), continue to be debated including the potential effect on shingles cases following the introduction of universal childhood chickenpox vaccination pr...

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Main Authors: Ellen Rafferty, Wade McDonald, Weicheng Qian, Nathaniel D. Osgood, Alexander Doroshenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Vaccination
Agent-based modeling
Health policy
Epidemiology
Chickenpox
Shingles
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5012.pdf

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