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. 2018 Feb;24(2):366-369.
doi: 10.3201/eid2402.170659.

Epidemic Varicella Zoster Virus among University Students, India

Josh Meyers, Muthunarayanan Logaraj, Balaji Ramraj, Padmanesan Narasimhan, C Raina MacIntyre

Epidemic Varicella Zoster Virus among University Students, India

Josh Meyers et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

We investigated a yearlong varicella zoster virus outbreak in a highly susceptible young adult population at a large university in India. Outbreaks of varicella infection among adults are not well described in the literature. Infection control measures and vaccination policy for this age group and setting are needed.

Keywords: Chennai; India; Odisha; Uttar Pradesh; Varicella; adults; chickenpox; climate; dormitory; herpesvirus; hostel; immunization; isolation; lesion; maculopapulovesicular rash; outbreak investigation; shingles; students; temperate; tropical; university; vaccine; viruses; zoster.

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Figure 1
Cases of varicella in a private university in Chennai, India, February 2016–January 2017, by sex and month of admission to hospital. Academic examinations occur during April–May and November–December; semester holidays occurred during June and December 2016.
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Figure 2
States of birth for 73 varicella case-patients at a private university in Chennai, India, February 2016–January 2017. Each triangle indicates 1 case. Incidence of varicella (per 1,000 students) by state of birth: Odisha, 16.0; Uttar Pradesh, 9.8; Andhra Pradesh, 2.1; Tamil Nadu, 1.8; other, 3.3.
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