Chickenpox

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children, and its severity increases with age. For this reason, post-exposure vaccination is recommended for people at risk.

Our missions

  • Monitoring the epidemiological trends of chickenpox

  • Analyzing chickenpox surveillance data

  • Provide information on chickenpox vaccination

  • Managing clustered cases in community settings

  • Surveillance of cases in healthcare settings

Publications

Chickenpox: Publications

Find here the latest scientific publications related to studies and research conducted by Santé publique France.

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A Study of Risk Factors for the Development of Secondary Skin Infections in Children with Chickenpox, France, 2004–2006. Public Health Surveillance Conference, Paris, November 29–30, 2007

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Vaccination

Vaccination

thematic dossier

Contagious diseases most often affect children at a very young age. Because children are particularly vulnerable, they are a priority target for vaccination programs.

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