Objectives To assess the impact of herpes zoster vaccination in the 5 years after introduction for 70- to 79-year-olds in England in September 2013. Design Population based ecological impact ...

As chaotic dynamics is widely used in nonlinear control, synchronization communication, and many other applications, designing chaotic maps with complex chaotic behaviors is attractive. This paper ...

Compared with the general population and those hospitalized for other infections, older adults with severe herpes zoster have a higher risk for dementia.

Objective The objective of this study was to characterise the incidence rates of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, and risk of complications across the world. Design We systematically ...

After varicella, the varicella zoster virus (VZV) becomes latent in ganglia along the entire neuraxis; its reactivation can lead to herpes zoster, vasculopathy, myelitis, necrotizing retinitis or ...

VZV-associated viremia and lymphotropism have been documented during varicella, herpes zoster, PHN and zoster sine herpete, and even in normal healthy adults.

Four cases of zoster sine herpete (ZSH) were included in the second group: these patients presented with either radiculitis (n = 2) or meningoencephalitis (n = 2), without cutaneous eruption. The ...

Self-heating is of extreme importance for improving the available capacity and lifetime of lithium-ion batteries in cold climates. However, few attempts have been done to achieve effective onboard ...