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Alternative Title:
Epidemiol Infect
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095026881300174X
Personal Author:
Mahamud, A. ; Leung, J. ; Masunu-Faleafaga, Y. ; Teshale, E. ; Williams, R. ; ... More +
Mahamud, A. ; Leung, J. ; Masunu-Faleafaga, Y. ; Teshale, E. ; Williams, R. ; Dulski, T. ; Thieme, M. ; Garcia, P. ; Schmid, D.S. ; Bialek, S.R. Less -
Description:
The epidemiology of varicella is believed to differ between temperate and tropical countries. We conducted a varicella seroprevalence study in elementary and college students in the US territory of American Samoa before introduction of a routine varicella vaccination programme. Sera from 515 elementary and 208 college students were tested for the presence of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) IgG antibodies. VZV seroprevalence increased with age from 76·0% in the 4-6 years group to 97·7% in those aged ⩾23 years. Reported history of varicella disease for elementary students was significantly associated with VZV seropositivity. The positive and negative predictive values of varicella disease history were 93·4% and 36·4%, respectively, in elementary students and 97·6% and 3·0%, respectively, in college students. VZV seroprevalence in this Pacific island appears to be similar to that in temperate countries and suggests endemic VZV circulation.
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Adolescent American Samoa Antibodies, Viral Article Chickenpox Child Child, Preschool Female Herpesvirus 3, Human Humans Immunoglobulin G Male Seroepidemiologic Studies Students Young Adult
Source:
Epidemiol Infect. 142(5):1002-1007.
Pubmed ID:
23890292
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4612350
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:e1c39544a3932f929154af36d5d93032159e3c7e469987c886c7a92c574a4649
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/35199/cdc_35199_DS1.pdf
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