Herpes zoster – vaccination coverage and incidence of disease
Background: Herpes zoster is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus after a primary infection, which manifests itself as chickenpox. The disease causes a painful rash. Complications include potentially long-lasting nerve pain, postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), and zoster ophthalmicus, [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie (DE)
- Klinikum Saarbrücken (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/25gaa11
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00