Age-Specific Incidence Of Chickenpox

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Finger, R ; Hughes, J P ; Meade, B J ; Pelletier, A R ; Palmer, C T
• Description:
  Because licensure of a chickenpox (varicella) vaccine is likely soon, it is important to ascertain the age-specific incidence of chickenpox. Increasing vaccine coverage and a resulting decrease in transmission may result in an accumulation of susceptible adults, followed by a shift of incidence into those older age groups in future years. Valid baseline age-specific incidence will make it possible to detect this phenomenon. Two studies were conducted in Kentucky to assess age-specific incidence of chickenpox. The first assessed chickenpox occurrence in two consecutive school-year cohorts of children from a geographically representative sample of Kentucky primary schools. The second gathered information from household members of those persons interviewed in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey. The age-specific rates are remarkably similar between studies. Rates peak during the preschool and kindergarten years (ages 3-6). Approximately 20 percent of children remain susceptible to chickenpox after age 8 in both studies. The results from these two surveys will be valuable baselines for comparison with findings in incidence studies that will be performed after vaccine licensure.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Age Factors Chickenpox Chickenpox Vaccine Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Disease Susceptibility Drug Approval Health Surveys Herpesvirus 3, Human Humans Incidence Infant Population Surveillance Risk Factors Viral Vaccines

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 109(6):750-755
• Pubmed ID:
  7800783
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North America
• Volume:
  109
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0fc988412b5d6885c2b25c0f8d293f07fe30ab8271aa3db6592f1dfcde1c0a98
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64127/cdc_64127_DS1.pdf
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