Epidemiological characteristics of varicella outbreaks in the Republic of Korea, 2016–2020

Objectives We described the trends and epidemiological characteristics of varicella outbreaks from 2016 to 2020 in the Republic of Korea. Methods We investigated variables such as the outbreak setting, age of patients, vaccination status, and lesion count. The collected data were analyzed with the C...

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Main Authors: Eun-Young Kim, Chungmin Park, Gyehee Lee, Suyeon Jeong, Jeongsuk Song, Dong-Han Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2022-04-01
Series:Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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Online Access:http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/j-phrp-2022-0087.pdf