@article{bilcke_health_2012,
	title = {The health and economic burden of chickenpox and herpes zoster in {Belgium}},
	volume = {140},
	issn = {1469-4409},
	doi = {10.1017/S0950268811002640},
	abstract = {Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox (CP) and after reactivation herpes zoster (HZ). Vaccines are available against both diseases warranting an assessment of the pre-vaccination burden of disease. We collected data from relevant Belgian databases and performed five surveys of CP and HZ patients. The rates at which a general practitioner is visited at least once for CP and HZ are 346 and 378/100 000 person-years, respectively. The average CP and HZ hospitalization rates are 5·3 and 14·2/100 000 person-years respectively. The direct medical cost for HZ is about twice as large as the direct medical cost for CP. The quality-adjusted life years lost for ambulatory CP patients consulting a physician is more than double that of those not consulting a physician (0·010 vs. 0·004). In conclusion, both diseases cause a substantial burden in Belgium.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {11},
	journal = {Epidemiology and Infection},
	author = {Bilcke, J. and Ogunjimi, B. and Marais, C. and de Smet, F. and Callens, M. and Callaert, K. and van Kerschaver, E. and Ramet, J. and van Damme, P. and Beutels, P.},
	month = nov,
	year = {2012},
	pmid = {22230041},
	pages = {2096--2109},
}

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