Epidemic Varicella Zoster Virus among University Students, India

Meyers, Josh; Logaraj, Muthunarayanan; Ramraj, Balaji; Narasimhan, Padmanesan; MacIntyre, C. Raina

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Epidemic Varicella Zoster Virus among University Students, India

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Feb 2018
By Meyers, Josh ; Logaraj, Muthunarayanan ; Ramraj, Balaji ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Meyers, Josh ; Logaraj, Muthunarayanan ; Ramraj, Balaji ; Narasimhan, Padmanesan ; MacIntyre, C. Raina
Description:

We investigated a yearlong varicella zoster virus outbreak in a highly susceptible young adult population at a large university in India. Outbreaks of varicella infection among adults are not well described in the literature. Infection control measures and vaccination policy for this age group and setting are needed.
Subjects:

Adolescent Adult Chickenpox/epidemiology Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Herpesvirus 3, Human Humans Male Students Universities Young Adult
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(2):366-369.
Pubmed ID:

29350152
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5782884
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

India
Location:

Asia
Volume:

24
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:2ebef3b45d42ddd1629261d12d496e0a07c9d05913ac76e49f18a78923e356b6
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