Micro and macro population effects in disease transmission: the case of varicella
| Autor: | R. Silhol, Thomas Hanslik, F. P. Alvarez, Jean Pierre Amoros, Christophe Arena, Antoine Flahault, Pierre-Yves Boëlle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Population Herpes Zoster/*epidemiology/*transmission France/epidemiology Herpes Zoster law.invention 1117 Public Health and Health Services Chickenpox law Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies medicine Seroprevalence Humans Cumulative incidence Chickenpox/*epidemiology/*transmission Transmission risks and rates education Child Family Health education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence Age Factors Infant Vaccination Infectious Diseases Transmission (mechanics) Child Preschool Female Viral disease France business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 138, No 4 (2010) pp. 482-90 |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYProfiles of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) seroprevalence have shown large variability in European countries in which vaccination has not been implemented. Differences in micro and macro population structures (e.g. household and municipality, respectively) may explain such variability, which is the focus of a population-based study of varicella in 12 000 children from 7800 French households in Corsica. The cumulative incidence was 89% at age 11 years, as the median age at infection was 5 years in first-born children, but decreased to 3·9 years in younger siblings. Hazard of infection in households increased as the first-born child initially enrolled in primary school. Age at infection was higher in less populated areas. Household attack rates increased with age (55% in 90% in >3 years) and household secondary attack rate was ∼70%. Several levels of population structure independently affect age at varicella infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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