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Chickenpox Vaccine
Routine varicella vaccination should be implemented in Saudi Arabia
May 10th, 2006
Routine varicella vaccination should be implemented in Saudi Arabia. "Varicella-zoster (chickenpox) infection is a common and benign disease of childhood. The predominance of uncomplicated cases in children tends to overshadow the morbidity associated with severe cases and the resultant hospitalization," noted researchers in Saudi Arabia. "The objective was to establish the complication rate of chickenpox in the Saudi National Guard population over a two-year period," said Maha Almuneef and colleagues at King Fahad National Guard Hospital. "All reported cases of chickenpox at the King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh were prospectively followed for...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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