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Commentary: the case for universal varicella immunizationJane F Seward
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:45-6. 2006- Varicella disease after introduction of varicella vaccine in the United States, 1995-2000Jane F Seward
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Mailstop E 62, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 287:606-11. 2002..Before licensure of varicella vaccine in 1995, varicella was a universal childhood disease in the United States, causing 4 million cases, 11,000 hospitalizations, and 100 deaths every year... 
Varicella vaccine effectiveness in the US vaccination program: a reviewJane F Seward
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S82-9. 2008..Monitoring the effectiveness of the newly recommended 2-dose childhood vaccine schedule for varicella vaccine is a priority...- Development and experience with an algorithm to evaluate suspected smallpox cases in the United States, 2002-2004J F Seward
Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:1477-83. 2004..bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/diagnosis/riskalgorithm/index.asp. We recommend use of the algorithm in the United States and elsewhere... - Contagiousness of varicella in vaccinated cases: a household contact studyJane F Seward
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 292:704-8. 2004..Limited data are available on the contagiousness of vaccinated varicella cases... - Recent resurgence of mumps in the United StatesGustavo H Dayan
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1580-9. 2008..S. schoolchildren beginning in 1990 was followed by historically low reports of mumps cases. A 2010 elimination goal was established, but in 2006 the largest mumps outbreak in two decades occurred in the United States... - Changing varicella epidemiology in active surveillance sites--United States, 1995-2005Dalya Guris
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S71-5. 2008..Continued surveillance will be important to monitor the impact that the 2-dose vaccine policy in children has on varicella epidemiology... - Measles hospitalizations, United States, 1985-2002Brent Lee
Epidemiology Program Office, and National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 189:S210-5. 2004..These numbers are corroborated by the very low numbers of measles hospitalizations in the NHDS and HCIA data... - A retrospective cohort study of the association of varicella vaccine failure with asthma, steroid use, age at vaccination, and measles-mumps-rubella vaccinationThomas Verstraeten
Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pediatrics 112:e98-103. 2003..We assessed the association of varicella breakthrough with asthma, steroids, age at varicella vaccination, and timing of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination... 
Laboratory confirmation of measles in elimination settings: experience from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2003Terri B Hyde
Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
Bull World Health Organ 87:93-8. 2009....- An economic analysis of the universal varicella vaccination program in the United StatesFangjun Zhou
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S156-64. 2008.... - Use of combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)Mona Marin
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 59:1-12. 2010..cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/provisional/downloads/combo-vax-Aug2009-508.pdf), which state that use of a combination vaccine generally is preferred over its equivalent component vaccines... - Varicella disease among vaccinated persons: clinical and epidemiological characteristics, 1997-2005Sandra S Chaves
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S127-31. 2008..Continued surveillance of the risk and characteristics of breakthrough disease will be needed, to monitor the effect of the new 2-dose vaccine recommendation for children... - Varicella outbreak reporting, response, management, and national surveillanceJessica Leung
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S108-13. 2008.... - Prevention of varicella: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)Mona Marin
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 56:1-40. 2007..ACIP also approved criteria for evidence of immunity to varicella... - Safety of varicella vaccine after licensure in the United States: experience from reports to the vaccine adverse event reporting system, 1995-2005Sandra S Chaves
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S170-7. 2008..Ongoing safety surveillance and further studies may shed light on some of the hypothesized associations... - The impact of the varicella vaccination program on herpes zoster epidemiology in the United States: a reviewMeredith A Reynolds
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S224-7. 2008..Further studies are needed to identify these factors, to isolate possible additional effects from a varicella vaccination program. Untangling the contribution of these different factors on HZ epidemiology will be challenging... - Guidance for isolation precautions for mumps in the United States: a review of the scientific basis for policy changePreeta K Kutty
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 50:1619-28. 2010..Updated guidance, released in 2007-2008, changed the mumps isolation period from 9 to 5 days. It is now recommended that mumps patients be isolated and standard and droplet precautions be followed for 5 days after parotitis onset... - Status of school entry requirements for varicella vaccination and vaccination coverage 11 years after implementation of the varicella vaccination programAdriana S Lopez
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S76-81. 2008..The newly adopted vaccine policy recommendation of 2 doses of varicella vaccine for all school-aged children should be incorporated into the states' school entry requirements... - Measles outbreak associated with an international youth sporting event in the United States, 2007Tai Ho Chen
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:794-800. 2010..In 2007, the initiation of a multistate measles outbreak was associated with an imported case occurring in a participant at an international youth sporting event held in Pennsylvania... - Varicella among adults: data from an active surveillance project, 1995-2005Mona Marin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S94-S100. 2008.... - Varicella prevention in the United States: a review of successes and challengesMona Marin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS A 47, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 122:e744-51. 2008..The objective of this review was to summarize the US experience with the 1-dose varicella vaccination program, present the evidence considered for the policy change, and outline future challenges of the program... - Mumps epidemiology and immunity: the anatomy of a modern epidemicLarry J Anderson
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:S75-9. 2008..The reason for this mumps outbreak is not clear but probably results from multiple factors contributing to an overall increase in susceptibility and/or transmission... - Death and serious illness following influenza vaccination: a multidisciplinary investigationAlison Rue-Cover
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Immunization Safety Office ISO, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18:504-11. 2009..All had received vaccine from the same lot (Lot A)... - Loss of vaccine-induced immunity to varicella over timeSandra S Chaves
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 356:1121-9. 2007..However, it remains unclear whether vaccine-induced immunity wanes over time, a condition that may result in increased susceptibility later in life, when the risk of serious complications may be greater than in childhood... - Epidemiology of varicella hospitalizations in the United States, 1995-2005Meredith A Reynolds
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S120-6. 2008..The fact that 4 vaccinated children required hospitalization for varicella-related complications demonstrates that 1 dose of varicella vaccine does not prevent serious disease in all cases, even among previously healthy children... - Measles transmission and vaccine effectiveness during a large outbreak on a densely populated island: implications for vaccination policyMona Marin
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, MS E 61, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 42:315-9. 2006..Of outbreak cases, 41% were reported to have been previously vaccinated. We studied measles attack rates in RMI households to assess vaccine effectiveness and patterns of disease transmission... - Importance of catch-up vaccination: experience from a varicella outbreak, Maine, 2002-2003Mona Marin
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 115:900-5. 2005..We investigated this outbreak to examine reasons for its occurrence, including vaccine failure... - Incidence of herpes zoster, before and after varicella-vaccination-associated decreases in the incidence of varicella, 1992-2002Aisha O Jumaan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, USA
J Infect Dis 191:2002-7. 2005..We assessed the impact that varicella vaccination has on the incidence of varicella and of HZ... - Uptake of varicella vaccination among young children in the United States: a success story in eliminating racial and ethnic disparitiesElizabeth T Luman
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 117:999-1008. 2006..To examine uptake of varicella vaccine, a live attenuated vaccine licensed in 1995 and recommended in 1996 for routine vaccination of US children 12 to 18 months of age... - Increasing evidence of immunity to varicella among children in Massachusetts, 1999-2003Adriana S Lopez
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 30:232-6. 2006..This study examines the effect of early implementation of daycare and school-entry requirements for varicella vaccination on recorded varicella immunity of preschool and school-aged children in Massachusetts... - Measles outbreak in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2003Terri B Hyde
Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch, National Immunization Program, NIP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Epidemiol 35:299-306. 2006..Reported 1-dose measles vaccine coverage among children aged 12-23 months varied widely (52-94%) between 1990 and 2000... - Epidemiology of measles in the United States, 1997-2001Mark J Papania
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 189:S61-8. 2004.... - Vaccine policy changes and epidemiology of poliomyelitis in the United StatesLorraine Niño Alexander
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 292:1696-701. 2004..To reduce the VAPP burden, national vaccination policy changed in 1997 from reliance on OPV to options for a sequential schedule of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) followed by OPV. In 2000, an exclusive IPV schedule was adopted... - A limited measles outbreak in a highly vaccinated US boarding schoolLorraine F Yeung
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 116:1287-91. 2005..We investigated a measles outbreak that began in March 2003 in a Pennsylvania boarding school with >600 students to identify all cases, including the source; implement outbreak control measures; and evaluate vaccine effectiveness... - Decline in mortality due to varicella after implementation of varicella vaccination in the United StatesHuong Q Nguyen
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 352:450-8. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The program of universal childhood vaccination against varicella in the United States has resulted in a sharp decline in the rate of death due to varicella... - DNA sequence variability in isolates recovered from patients with postvaccination rash or herpes zoster caused by Oka varicella vaccineVladimir N Loparev
National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 195:502-10. 2007..5%-97.4% of isolates (mean frequency, 67.7%). No 2 clinical isolates had identical SNP profiles; as such, vaccine latency usually involves >1 strain... - High rate of varicella complications among Mexican-born adults in AlabamaM Carolina Danovaro-Holliday
National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:1633-9. 2004.... - Chickenpox or smallpox: the use of the febrile prodrome as a distinguishing characteristicZack S Moore
Viral Vaccine Preventable Disease Branch, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:1810-7. 2004..The febrile prodrome is a clinical feature used to differentiate these conditions. However, the prevalence of prodromal manifestations in chickenpox has not been well established... - Postpartum varicella vaccination: is the vaccine virus excreted in breast milk?Kari Bohlke
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington 98101 1448, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:970-7. 2003..To evaluate whether the varicella vaccine virus is detected in breast milk after vaccination of breast-feeding women and whether there is serologic evidence of exposure of the infant to varicella virus after maternal vaccination... - Varicella in Americans from NHANES III: implications for control through routine immunizationPaul E Kilgore
International Vaccine Institute, Kwanak PPO Box 14, Seoul, Republic of Korea
J Med Virol 70:S111-8. 2003..Future varicella serosurveys in Americans will provide essential information to interpret the population impact of varicella vaccine... - VaricellaUlrich Heininger
Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, University Children s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Lancet 368:1365-76. 2006..Similar immunisation programmes have been adopted by some other countries, including Uruguay, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, and Australia, and are expected to be implemented more widely in future... 
The incidence of varicella and herpes zoster in Massachusetts as measured by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) during a period of increasing varicella vaccine coverage, 1998-2003W Katherine Yih
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, USA
BMC Public Health 5:68. 2005..While varicella incidence would be expected to decrease, mathematical models predict an initial increase in herpes zoster incidence if re-exposure to varicella protects against reactivation of the varicella zoster virus...- Laboratory diagnosis and characteristics of breakthrough varicella in childrenSheila Weinmann
Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S132-8. 2008..The value of highly elevated IgG titers needs further evaluation. Larger studies are needed to confirm these results... - Pregnancy, birth, and infant health outcomes from the National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry, 2003-2006Margaret A K Ryan
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:S221-6. 2008..No cases of fetal vaccinia have been identified. The Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry continues to actively enroll women and follow infant and early-childhood health outcomes... - Varicella vaccine in the United States: a decade of prevention and the way forwardAnne A Gershon
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S39-40. 2008 - Prevention of herpes zoster: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)Rafael Harpaz
Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 57:1-30; quiz CE2-4. 2008..Before administration of zoster vaccine, patients do not need to be asked about their history of varicella (chickenpox) or to have serologic testing conducted to determine varicella immunity... - Varicella vaccine exposure during pregnancy: data from 10 Years of the pregnancy registryEileen Wilson
Clinical Risk Management and Safety Surveillance, Merck and Co, Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania, USA
J Infect Dis 197:S178-84. 2008..The Pregnancy Registry for Varivax (Merck) was established to monitor for congenital varicella syndrome or other birth defects in the offspring of women who were exposed to varicella vaccine while pregnant... - SmallpoxZack S Moore
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Drive NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
Lancet 367:425-35. 2006..These plans hinge on physicians' ability to recognise the clinical features of smallpox and to distinguish it from other illnesses characterised by rashes... - Secondary transmission of varicella vaccine virus in a chronic care facility for childrenRichard Grossberg
Hattie Larlham Center for Children With Disabilities, Mantua, Ohio, USA
J Pediatr 148:842-4. 2006..We demonstrate that vaccine-strain virus was transmitted to both persons, and that transmission included at least 2 variant vaccine strains... - Pharmacoepidemiologic implications of erroneous varicella vaccinations in pregnancy through confusion with Varicella zoster immune globulinRobert P Wise
Division of Epidemiology, Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research CBER, Food and Drug Administration FDA, 1401 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 1448, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 11:651-4. 2002..Periodic reassessments of selected preventable problems might strengthen efforts to minimize product risks...