Varicella epidemiology in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Main Authors: Maria L. Ávila-Agüero (Author), Sandra Beltrán (Author), José Brea del Castillo (Author), María Esther Castillo Díaz (Author), Luis Eduardo Chaparro (Author), Carmen Deseda (Author), Roberto Debbag (Author), Carlos Espinal (Author), Luiza Helena Falleiros-Arlant (Author), Antonio José González Mata (Author), Mercedes Macías Parra (Author), Fabiano Marques-Rosa (Author), María Catalina Pírez (Author), Mirella Vázquez-Rivera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SLIPE), with the support of the Americas Health Foundation (AHF), has developed a position paper on varicella prevention in Latin America and Caribbean countries (LAC). This article summarizes the most relevant aspects of var...