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The Effects of School Holidays on Transmission of Varicella Zoster Virus, England and Wales, 1967–2008

BACKGROUND: Changes in children’s contact patterns between termtime and school holidays affect the transmission of several respiratory-spread infections. Transmission of varicella zoster virus (VZV), the causative agent of chickenpox, has also been linked to the school calendar in several settings,...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Charlotte, Mangtani, Punam, Fine, Paul, Vynnycky, Emilia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24932994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099762