A population-based study of the incidence and complication rates of herpes zoster before zoster vaccine introduction.

By B. Yawn, P. Saddier, P. Wollan, J. S. St. Sauver, M. Kurland, L. Sy. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2007

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Subfields: Epidemiology, Neurology

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• Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations - United States, 2014. (2016, background): “The lifetime risk for herpes zoster (also known as shingles) is approximately 30%, with the risk increasing with age (4).”
• Systematic review of incidence and complications of herpes zoster: towards a global perspective (2014, background): “2 The estimated lifetime risk of HZ in the general population is approximately 30%, with the risk increasing sharply after 50 years of age.(3) After conducting a careful long-term observational study in the 1960s, Hope-Simpson(4) showed that HZ results from reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus”