Varicella outbreak epidemiology in an active surveillance site, 1995-2005

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Civen, Rachel ^a,c   Lopez, Adriana S ^b   Zhang, John ^b   Garcia Herrera, Jorge ^a   Schmid, D Scott ^b   Chaves, Sandra S ^b   Mascola, Laurene ^a  

^a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Acute Communicable Disease Control Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 42549147510     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/522144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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