The association of family history of herpes zoster and the risk of incident herpes zoster: the SHEZ Study

• Main Authors: Keiko Kinumaki (Author), Hironori Imano (Author), Yukiko Takao (Author), Yoshinobu Okuno (Author), Yasuko Mori (Author), Hideo Asada (Author), Koichi Yamanishi (Author), Hiroyasu Iso (Author)
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• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: We investigated whether family histories of herpes zoster (HZ) are associated with the risk of incident HZ in a Japanese population. Methods: A total of 12,522 Japanese residents aged ≥50 years in Shozu County participated in the baseline survey between December 2008 and November 2009 (t...