On the epidemiology of herpes zoster in Tajikistan in 2000-2011
Munira T. Mirzoeva , M. S Isaeva
Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (4) : 50 -53.
On the epidemiology of herpes zoster in Tajikistan in 2000-2011
Epidemiological studies of herpes zoster in Tajikistan were carried out for the period of2000-2011. A total of 6732 patients with the disease were detected over this period. The morbidity increased significantly in recent years, particularly in older age groups (9 vs. 7 per 100 000). Men more often affected than women (57.9 vs. 42.1%). The disease was more often recorded in winter, early spring, and autumn than in summer. The main causes of morbidity increase were social and biomedical factors.
herpes / Herpes zoster / herpes zoster epidemiology
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