Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2020)

Varicella in Adult Foreigners at a Referral Hospital, Central Tokyo, Japan, 2012–2016

  • Saho Takaya,
  • Satoshi Kutsuna,
  • Yuichi Katanami,
  • Kei Yamamoto,
  • Nozomi Takeshita,
  • Kayoko Hayakawa,
  • Yasuyuki Kato,
  • Shuzo Kanagawa,
  • Norio Ohmagari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2601.170565
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 1
pp. 114 – 117

Abstract

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We report a case series of varicella among adult foreigners at a referral hospital in central Tokyo, Japan, during 2012–2016. This series highlights differences in varicella vaccination schedules by country and epidemiology by climate and identifies immigrants and international students as high-risk populations for varicella.

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