Estimation of age-specific rates of reactivation and immune boosting of the varicella zoster virus

Estimation of age-specific rates of reactivation and immune boosting of the varicella zoster virus

Studies into the impact of vaccination against the varicella zoster virus (VZV) have increasingly focused on herpes zoster (HZ), which is believed to be increasing in vaccinated populations with decreasing infection pressure. This idea can be traced back to Hope-Simpson's hypothesis, in which a...

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Main Authors: Isabella Marinelli, Alies van Lier, Hester de Melker, Andrea Pugliese, Michiel van Boven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Epidemics
Subjects:
Varicella
Zoster
Transmission model
Statistical inference
Vaccination
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436516300421

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