ArticleMolecular biology reports2018
Deadly outbreak of chickenpox at district Faisalabad, Pakistan: possible causes, and preventive way forward.
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- Genomic insights of first varicella zoster clade9 strain: a potential silent surge in Pakistan.Virus genes · 2026Article
- A Cross-Sectional Seroepidemiological Study on Varicella Zoster Virus in Zhejiang, China.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Investigation of fatal chickenpox outbreak among adults in Northern Bangladesh, 2023.IJID regions · 2026Article
- Global burden of varicella and herpes zoster across 204 countries, 1990-2021: a temporal trend analysis in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and projections to 2036.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Uptrend prevalence of varicella parallel with low serum antibodies and low second-dose rate among children 10-14 years old in Wenzhou, China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
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Abstract
This article details our recommendations for the deadly outbreak of chickenpox to consider the additional referral of the absence of a monitoring system of prevention and control along with poor vaccination system for children in low-resource settings. The recent spread of chickenpox outbreak in Pakistan has claimed dozens of lives. The deaths in this current outbreak in quick successions are beyond understanding. Re-emergence of chickenpox in the area has raised many questions. Keeping in view the spread of chickenpox mainly in Faisalabad and its international reputation in trading, chickenpox breakout needs international attention to control its spread. It should be taken as an eye opener for the Government of Pakistan and government should develop and implement Centralized Infectious Disease Reporting Information Management System that will help to narrow down the pathogens as far as the epidemics are concerned and also for early preventive and countermeasure response.
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