Global burden of varicella in children aged 5–9 y, relationship with vaccination policy indicators, and projected trends to 2030
Zitai Zeng, Xiaosong Ma, Huadong Zhang, Dongmei Yuan, Yunjia Cao, Yang Liu, Jingfu Qiu, Chunbei Zhou · 2026
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Zitai Zeng and co-authors map chickenpox load in young school children worldwide in this 2026 study. The illness is common in childhood, and vaccine policy varies widely by country. The team uses a world disease data set plus policy records to track past load and forecast the next decade.
Case rates edged up over three decades, while lost healthy years fell by close to half. Forecasts see all three load marks easing by 2030. South and Southeast Asia carried the highest case rates, while parts of Africa bore the most lost years. Bigger child counts drove the load most in their model. Stronger vaccine tiers linked to fewer lost years.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zitai Zeng, Xiaosong Ma, Huadong Zhang, Dongmei Yuan, Yunjia Cao, Yang Liu, Jingfu Qiu, Chunbei Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |