Epidemiologic lessons: Chickenpox outbreak investigation in a rural community around Chandigarh, North India

• Main Authors: Mini Pritam Singh (Author), Gagandeep Singh (Author), Amit Kumar (Author), Amarjeet Singh (Author), Radha Kanta Ratho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Primary infection with Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) leads to Varicella or chickenpox. The epidemiology of Varicella has changed dramatically since the introduction of the Varicella vaccine in 1995. The routine childhood immunization in a few countries in the western world like Germany and t...