Varicella zoster virus related deaths and hospitalizations in Brazil before the introduction of universal vaccination with the tetraviral vaccine.

CONCLUSIONS: Varicella is associated, in the pre-vaccine period, to significant morbidity and mortality in Brazil. The universal vaccination program is expected to decrease the disease burden from varicella. PMID: 26969400 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26969400?dopt=Abstract

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - March 8, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: de Martino Mota A, Carvalho-Costa FA Tags: J Pediatr (Rio J) Source Type: research