Use of immunization as strategy for outbreak control of varicella zoster in an institutional setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outbreaks of varicella gets reported often in India. However, outbreak in health care providers living in closed institutional setting and role of vaccination as post exposure prophylaxis for control of outbreak has not been studied extensively. This paper presents epidemiological investigation and control strategy undertaken in such scenario.

Methods

This is an epidemiological investigation of chickenpox in nursing students which highlights role of early identification and appropriate control strategy to prevent explosive outbreak in high risk vulnerable population. Vaccination of all susceptible in addition to isolation of cases, quarantine of suspects and proper screening for new cases was the major control strategy adopted.

Results

The index case was im

SUBMITTER: Bhatti VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4213892 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature