Identifying optimal vaccination scenarios to reduce varicella zoster virus transmission and reactivation

Identifying optimal vaccination scenarios to reduce varicella zoster virus transmission and reactivation

Abstract Background Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is one of the eight known human herpesviruses. Initial VZV infection results in chickenpox, while viral reactivation following a period of latency manifests as shingles. Separate vaccines exist to protect against both initial infection and subsequent...

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Main Authors: Kevin M Bakker, Marisa C Eisenberg, Robert J Woods, Micaela E Martinez
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: BMC 2022-10-01
Serier:BMC Medicine
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Varicella zoster virus
Chickenpox
Shingles
Vaccination
Mathematical modeling
Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02534-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02534-7

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