Varicella-zoster virus is an infection that causes multiple illnesses. It first causes chickenpox (also called varicella), an ...

These two reports address the effects of varicella-zoster vaccination and varicella vaccination. Richard Whitley, who chaired the data and safety monitoring board for the Shingles Prevention Study ...

HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

About one in three people will develop shingles in their lifetime and nearly all adults aged 50 years and older carry the inactive virus that causes it. But the the risk of develo ...

The staff member's death is being investigated by Nottingham University Hospitals as the trust said it couldn't determine ...

We commend Krause and Klinman 1 for examining the issue of immunity following varicella vaccination. However, we disagree with the authors conclusions that there is evidence for reactivation of ...

A great deal of controversy has existed concerning the effects of maternal varicella infection on the fetus. The purpose of this study was to establish a firm association between congenital ...

Among military children, there has been an improvement in vaccine completion and timeliness, but the risk for noncompletion ...

Melbourne, Australia The Government has expanded access to GSK's shingles vaccine, Shingrix, to cover individuals aged 18 ...

"I read an exhaustive amount of medical journals, literature, studies, scientific papers, from around the world on these ...

GSK released data from a Phase 3 trial evaluating the co-administration of Arexvy and Shingrix vaccines in adults 50+. The ...

Oregon Health Authority officials encourage Oregonians to get up to date on vaccinations for a host of viruses, from COVID-19 ...