Comparison of two strategies to prevent varicella outbreaks in housing facilities for asylum seekers

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  de Valliere, Serge ^a   Cani, Naim ^a   Grossenbacher, Maya ^a   Puig, Francisco ^a   Masserey, Eric ^b   Bodenmann, Patrick ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Public Health Department   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asylum seeker; Prevention; Varicella outbreak

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SWITZERLAND; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ISOLATION; REFUGEES; SWITZERLAND; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053234591     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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