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Herpes zoster in Germany: quantifying the burden of disease.

Ultsch, Bernhard
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Siedler, Anette
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Rieck, Thorsten
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Reinhold, Thomas
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Wichmann, Ole
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Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by a reactivation of the varicella-zoster-virus (VZV) and mainly affects individuals aged≥50 years. Vaccines have been licensed or are under development that can protect against HZ and its main complication postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). In Germany, the burden of disease caused by HZ is not well known. To support the decision making process related to a potential vaccination recommendation, we estimated annual HZ disease burden in people aged≥50 years in Germany by utilizing various data sources.
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Herpes zoster in Germany: quantifying the burden of disease. 2011, 11:173 BMC Infect. Dis.
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Helmholtz Centre for infection research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
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BMC infectious diseases
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http://hdl.handle.net/10033/582280
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10.1186/1471-2334-11-173
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21679419
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