The epidemiology of Varicella Zoster Virus infection in Italy
| العنوان: | The epidemiology of Varicella Zoster Virus infection in Italy |
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| المؤلفون: | GABUTTI G, ROTA MC, GUIDO M, DE DONNO A, BELLA A, DEGLI ATTI ML, CROVARI P, SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY GROUP, BASSETTI D, BECHINI A, BOCCALINI S, BONANNI P, CACIAGLI P, CAMPER A, CAMPA AM, CARACCIO W, CAVALLARO A, CIAMARRA E, CLERICO L, CASENTINO L, DE SIMONE E, FAVERO A, FOCÀ A, GENNA L, GIAMMANCO, Anna, GIANCOTTI A, GOGLIO A, GRANDESSO S, ICARDI GC, LOLLI C, MARCHETTI D, MARSELLA M, MARTELLI P, MUCIGNAT L, PALLADINO D, PASSERINI C, PERANI V, PISCIONE E, RIZZA F, ROLLO MC, SIMULA L, SFORZA R, TAGLIATATELA D, TRONCI M, VILLALTA D. |
| المساهمون: | GABUTTI G, ROTA MC, GUIDO M, DE DONNO A, BELLA A, DEGLI ATTI ML, CROVARI P, SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY GROUP, BASSETTI D, BECHINI A, BOCCALINI S, BONANNI P, CACIAGLI P, CAMPER A, CAMPA AM, CARACCIO W, CAVALLARO A, CIAMARRA E, CLERICO L, CASENTINO L, DE SIMONE E, FAVERO A, FOCÀ A, GENNA L, GIAMMANCO A, GIANCOTTI A, GOGLIO A, GRANDESSO S, ICARDI GC, LOLLI C, MARCHETTI D, MARSELLA M, MARTELLI P, MUCIGNAT L, PALLADINO D, PASSERINI C, PERANI V, PISCIONE E, RIZZA F, ROLLO MC, SIMULA L, SFORZA R, TAGLIATATELA D, TRONCI M, VILLALTA D |
| المصدر: | BMC Public Health, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 372 (2008) BMC Public Health |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2008. |
| سنة النشر: | 2008 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Herpesvirus 3, Human, Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia E Microbiologia Clinica, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Cross-sectional study, Population, Varicella, medicine.disease_cause, Young Adult, Chickenpox, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Environmental health, Epidemiology, medicine, Humans, Seroprevalence, Preschool, Child, education, Varicella Zoster,epidemiology, infection in Italy, education.field_of_study, business.industry, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, Herpesvirus 3, Infant, Newborn, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Varicella zoster virus, Infant, virus diseases, lcsh:RA1-1270, Middle Aged, Newborn, medicine.disease, Vaccination, Cross-Sectional Studies, Italy, Infectious disease (medical specialty), Child, Preschool, Female, business, Human, Research Article |
| الوصف: | Background The epidemiological importance of varicella and zoster and the availability of an efficacious and safe vaccine have led to an important international debate regarding the suitability of mass vaccination. The objective of the study was to describe the epidemiology of varicella and zoster in Italy and to determine whether there have been changes with respect to observations provided by an analogous study conducted 8 years ago, in order to define the most appropriate vaccination strategy. Methods A number of data sources were evaluated, a cross-sectional population-based seroprevalence study was conducted on samples collected in 2004, and the results were compared with data obtained in 1996. Results The data from active and passive surveillance systems confirm that varicella is a widespread infectious disease which mainly affects children. VZV seroprevalence did not substantially differ from that found in the previous study. The sero-epidemiological profile in Italy is different from that in other European countries. In particular, the percentage of susceptible adolescents is at least nearly twice as high as in other European countries and in the age group 20–39 yrs, approximately 9% of individuals are susceptible to VZV. Conclusion The results of this study can contribute to evaluating the options for varicella vaccination. It is possible that in a few years, in all Italian Regions, there will exist the conditions necessary for implementing a mass vaccination campaign and that the large-scale availability of MMRV tetravalent vaccines will facilitate mass vaccination. |
| تدمد: | 1471-2458 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::cf38d424534023241ec9bd94115a30c3 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-372 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....cf38d424534023241ec9bd94115a30c3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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