Co-circulation of Toscana virus and Leishmania infantum in a focus of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from Central Tunisia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105342
Abstract: In the Mediterranean basin, sand flies are vectors of Leishmania parasites and phleboviruses affecting humans and animals. In this study, we aimed to investigate phlebovirus and Leishmania parasites circulating in a focus of zoonotic visceral… read more here.
Keywords: infantum; sand; focus; leishmaniasis ... See more keywords
Response to publication by Hoshi SL et al.: Cost-effectiveness of varicella vaccine against herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia for elderly in Japan.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.10.045
Abstract: The manuscript by Hoshi et al. provides the first economic evaluation of vaccination against Herpes Zoster (HZ) in older adults in Japan, and as such fills an important gap. The authors utilize a well-structured Markov… read more here.
Keywords: hoshi; study; herpes zoster; zvl ... See more keywords
The comparative efficacy and safety of herpes zoster vaccines: A network meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.014
Abstract: BACKGROUND We estimated the relative efficacy and safety of vaccines for prevention of herpes zoster (HZ) using network meta-analysis (NMA) based on evidence from randomized controlled trials. METHODS A systematic literature review evaluated two different… read more here.
Keywords: safety; efficacy; zvl; vaccine ... See more keywords
Disseminated varicella zoster virus infection following live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine: descriptive analysis of reports to Australia’s spontaneous vaccine pharmacovigilance system, 2016–2020
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067287
Abstract: Objectives To examine the reported incidence and features of disseminated varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection following live attenuated herpes zoster vaccine live (ZVL: Zostavax, Merck) in immunocompromised people in Australia. Design and setting ZVL was… read more here.
Keywords: zoster virus; zvl; disseminated varicella; infection ... See more keywords
Cost-effectiveness of vaccination of immunocompetent older adults against herpes zoster in the Netherlands: a comparison between the adjuvanted subunit and live-attenuated vaccines
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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-018-1213-5
Abstract: BackgroundThe newly registered adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/su) has a higher efficacy than the available live-attenuated vaccine (ZVL). National decision-makers soon need to decide whether to introduce HZ/su or to prefer HZ/su above ZVL.MethodsUsing… read more here.
Keywords: single dose; year; cost effectiveness; zvl ... See more keywords