Varicella zoster virus vaccination policies and surveillance strategies in Europe

A Pinot de Moira; A Nardone; On behalf of the ESEN2 group

doi:10.2807/esm.10.01.00511-en

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Varicella zoster virus vaccination policies and surveillance strategies in Europe

A Pinot de Moira¹, A Nardone¹, On behalf of the ESEN2 group²
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Affiliations: ¹ Immunisation Department, Health Protection Agency, CDSC, London, United Kingdom ² Members of the ESEN2 group are listed at the end of the article

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Citation style for this article: Pinot de Moira A, Nardone A, On behalf of the ESEN2 group. Varicella zoster virus vaccination policies and surveillance strategies in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2005;10(1):pii=511. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.10.01.00511-en

Abstract

The incorporation of varicella zoster virus (ZVV) vaccination in childhood immunisation schedules is becoming an increasingly common option in Europe. The current study forms part of the European Sero-Epidemiology Network 2 (ESEN2) organisational analysis for VZV and describes current passive immunisation policies, as well as current and proposed active immunisation strategies, and existing surveillance systems for diseases caused by the varicella zoster virus in ESEN countries.