Use of vaccination in a large outbreak of primary varicella in a detention setting for African immigrants

International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-207

  Haas, Eric J ^a,b   Dukhan, Larissa ^a   Goldstein, Liav ^c   Lyandres, Michael ^a   Gdalevich, Michael ^a,b  

^a Ministry of Health Southern District   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Ministry of Health of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adults; Outbreak; Prison; Varicella

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE;

ADULT; AFRICAN; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; ERITREA; HUMAN; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRISON; SUDAN; SUSCEPTIBLE POPULATION; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; ISRAEL; MIGRANT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CHICKENPOX; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PRISONS; QUARANTINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907522821     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu017     Document Type: Article

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